Luke 11:37-47

Woes upon the Pharisees

37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table.

38 When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ¹ceremonially washed before the meal.

39 But ²the Lord said to him, "Now ³you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

40 "⁴You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

41 "But ⁵give that which is within as charity, and then all things are ⁶clean for you.

42 "⁷But woe to you Pharisees! For you ⁸pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

43 "Woe to you Pharisees! For you ⁹love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.

44 "¹⁰Woe to you! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it."

45 One of the ¹¹lawyers said to Him in reply, "Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too."

46 But He said, "Woe to you ¹²lawyers as well! For ¹³you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

47 "¹⁴Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3
• 2. Luke 7:13
• 3. Matthew 23:25
• 4. Luke 12:20; 1 Corinthians 15:36
• 5. Luke 12:33; Luke 16:9
• 6. Mark 7:19; Titus 1:15
• 7. Matthew 23:23
• 8. Leviticus 27:30; Luke 18:12
• 9. Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:38; Luke 14:7; Luke 20:46
• 10. Matthew 23:27
• 11. Matthew 22:35; Luke 11:46, 52
• 12. Matthew 22:35; Luke 11:45, 52
• 13. Matthew 23:4
• 14. Matthew 23:29f

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "baptized"
• [b] Or "lunch"
• [c] Lit "your inside is full"
• [d] Lit "behold"
• [e] Or "indistinct, unseen"
• [f] I.e. experts in the Mosaic Law
• [g] Lit "and"
• [h] Or "monuments to"