Luke 11:32-42

32 On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Jonah! 1
33 "No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a bowl; instead, it is put on the lampstand, so that people may see the light as they come in. 2
34 Your eyes are like a lamp for the body. When your eyes are sound, your whole body is full of light; but when your eyes are no good, your whole body will be in darkness.
35 Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness.
36 If your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be bright all over, as when a lamp shines on you with its brightness."
37 When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and sat down to eat.
38 The Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus had not washed before eating.
39 So the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.
40 Fools! Did not God, who made the outside, also make the inside?
41 But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.
42 "How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others. 3

Cross References 3

  • 1. 11.32Jonah 3.5.
  • 2. 11.33Matthew 5.15;Mark 4.21;Luke 8.16.
  • 3. 11.42Leviticus 27.30.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. [Some manuscripts do not have] or puts it under a bowl.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.