Luke 11:39

Good News Translation (US Version)

So the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.

Cross References

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds and consciences have been defiled.

Acts 5:3

Peter said to him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?

Matthew 15:19

For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to rob, lie, and slander others.

Matthew 7:15

“Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you looking like sheep on the outside, but on the inside they are really like wild wolves.

Proverbs 30:12

There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time,

Galatians 1:14

I was ahead of most other Jews of my age in my practice of the Jewish religion, and was much more devoted to the traditions of our ancestors.

John 12:6

He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would help himself from it.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, his heart was filled with pity for her, and he said to her, “Don't cry.”

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.

Ezekiel 22:27

The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.

Ezekiel 22:25

The leaders are like lions roaring over the animals they have killed. They kill the people, take all the money and property they can get, and by their murders leave many widows.

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts?

Proverbs 26:25

They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate.

Psalm 22:13

They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.

2 Chronicles 25:2

He did what was pleasing to the Lord, but did it reluctantly.

2 Timothy 3:5

they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people.

John 13:2

Jesus and his disciples were at supper. The Devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, the thought of betraying Jesus.

Proverbs 26:23

Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.

Luke 7:19

and sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?”