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You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside of it may become clean also.
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Inside-Out Righteousness
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus uses the cup and platter as a metaphor for our lives. He teaches that true holiness is not about external appearances or religious rituals. As Matthew Henry notes, 'We are, in reality, what we are inwardly.' Genuine righteousness begins with cleansing the inner person—the heart, motives, and desires—which will then naturally lead to pure outward actions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Cleanse first, etc. Let them be filled with the fruits of honest industry, and then the outside and the inside will be really clean. By th…
19th Century
Anglican
That the outside of them may be clean also — The implied premise is that “uncleanness” in its ethical sense was altogethe…
Baptist
The sixth “woe” is uttered against the scribes and Pharisees with regard to their eating and drinking: “You make clean the outside of the cup a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You blind Pharisee Well might Christ call such an one a blind Pharisee, who was so scrupulously careful to cleanse h…
The scribes and Pharisees were enemies of the gospel of Christ, and therefore of the salvation of people's souls. It is bad to keep away from Chris…
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13th Century
Catholic
After He instructed the disciples and the multitudes about the caution they should have regarding the Jews' doctrine, He now directs His words to t…
