Luke 11:37-39

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Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law of Moses

(Matthew 23.1-36; Mark 12.38-40; Luke 20.45-47)

³⁷When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him home for a meal. Jesus went and sat down to eat.^[a] ³⁸The Pharisee was surprised that he did not wash his hands^[b] before eating. ³⁹So the Lord said to him:

You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but on the inside you are greedy and evil.

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Footnotes

11.37 sat down to eat: See the note at 7.36.
11.38 did not wash his hands: The Jewish people had strict laws about washing their hands before eating, especially if they had been out in public.