Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous one his thoughts, let him return to Adonai, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Matthew 23:26 - Tree of Life Version O blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may be clean also. American Standard Version (1901) Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. Common English Bible Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup so that the outside of the cup will be clean too. Catholic Public Domain Version You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, and then what is outside becomes clean. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside may become clean. |
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous one his thoughts, let him return to Adonai, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Your adulteries, your lustful neighings, the lewdness of your prostitution— on the hills in the field I have seen your loathsome acts. Oy you, Jerusalem! You are unclean! How much longer?”
O Jerusalem, purify your heart from wickedness, so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
Cast off from you all your transgressions that you have committed. Make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by its fruit.
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Immerser, here on a platter!”
And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing. There are many other traditions they have received and hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels.)
But the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
“Out of the good treasure of his heart the good man brings forth good, and out of evil the evil man brings forth evil. For from the overflow of the heart his mouth speaks.”
Therefore, since we have these promises, loved ones, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
So let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and body washed with pure water.
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!