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NASB | Luke 11:41 "But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 11:41 "But give that which is within as charity [that is, acts of mercy and compassion, not as a public display, but as an expression of your faithfulness to God], and then indeed all things are clean for you. |
Subject: What is "that which is within"? |
Bible Note: I think you make the mistake that only the righteous can be charitable. Many unrighteous in our own age are very charitable. Remember our righteousness is like filthy rags to God. Is 64:6 11:37-41. A Pharisee invited Jesus to dinner. Jesus did not engage in the ritual washing before the meal, which completely surprised... the Pharisee. Jesus focused on greed, a characteristic of the Pharisees, and said that they should be as concerned with the cleansing of the inside as they were with washing the outside of the body. One indication that they were clean on the inside would be their willingness to give material things to the poor. This meant not that their act of giving would atone for their sins, but that it would show a proper relationship to the Law and to God. John Walvoord and Roy Zuck, ed., The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty, (Colorado Springs, CO: Cook Communications, 1985), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "e. Jesus Accused and Questioned by the Pharisees (11:37-54)". Verse 41. Give what is in them - The vessels which ye clean, in alms, and all things are clean to you. As if he had said, By acts directly contrary to rapine and wickedness, show that your hearts are cleansed, and these outward washings are needless. John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Book-Room, n.d.), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Chapter 11". |
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