Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that its outside may also be clean.
A Conservative Version
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, so that the outside of them may also become clean.
American Standard Version
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
You blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup and dish, so [then] the outside will be clean also.
Anderson New Testament
Blind Pharisee! first make clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may be clean.
Bible in Basic English
You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
Common New Testament
Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Daniel Mace New Testament
thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and plate, that the outside may be likewise clean.
Darby Translation
Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.
Godbey New Testament
Ye blind Pharisee, first purify the inside of the cup, in order that its outside may be clean.
Goodspeed New Testament
You blind Pharisee! You must first clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may be clean too.
John Wesley New Testament
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Julia Smith Translation
O blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, and side dish of sweetmeats, that also their outside might be clean.
King James 2000
You blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
Modern King James verseion
Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of them may be clean also.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, that the inside of the cup and the platter, that the outside of them may also be clean.
Moffatt New Testament
Blind Pharisee! first clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may be clean as well.
Montgomery New Testament
"You blind Pharisees, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside of it may be clean also.
New Heart English Bible
You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Noyes New Testament
Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup, that its outside side also may become clean.
Sawyer New Testament
Blind Pharisee! cleanse first that which is in the cup and platter, that its outside may be clean also.
The Emphasized Bible
Blind Pharisee! cleanse, first, the inside, of the cup and of the dish, that, the outside thereof, may become, clean.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Thou blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that their outside may become clean also.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Webster
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Weymouth New Testament
Blind Pharisee, first wash clean the inside of the cup or dish, and then the outside will be clean also.
Williams New Testament
You blind Pharisees! You must first clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may be clean too.
World English Bible
You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Worrell New Testament
Blind Pharisees! cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that its outside also may become clean.
Worsley New Testament
thou blind pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside of them may be also clean.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.
Themes
spiritual Blindness » The self-righteous are in
Cleanness » Who cleanses the outside of the cup, but not the inside
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Hypocrites » Described as » Wilfully blind
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » But external
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy
25 "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too! 27 "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 55:7
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
Jeremiah 4:14
"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
Jeremiah 13:27
People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?'"
Ezekiel 18:31
Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
Matthew 12:33
"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
Luke 6:45
The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
James 4:8
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.