"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for a tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 23:26 - English Majority Text Version Blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside of them may be clean also. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for a tree is known by its fruit.
So she, being urged on by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."
And coming from the marketplace, unless they bathe, they do not eat. And there are many other things which they have received by tradition, like the washing of cups and pitchers, copper vessels and couches.
But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but the inside of you is full of greed and evil.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies having been washed with clean water.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.