When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 11:38 in context
Luke 11:35–41
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Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.
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If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”
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Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.
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Selected verse
When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
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The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
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You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?
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But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
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