Matthew 23:26

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
blind	τυφλέ, tuphle	G5185	opaque (as if smoky) · adjective — vocative singular masculine
Pharisee	Φαρισαῖε Pharisaie	G5330	a separatist · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
cleanse	καθάρισον katharison	G2511	to cleanse (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
first	πρῶτον prōton	G4412	firstly (in time
that	τὸ to	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular neuter
within	ἐντὸς entos	G1787	inside (adverb or noun) · preposition
the cup	ποτηρίου potēriou	G4221	a drinking-vessel · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
platter	παροψίδος paropsidos	G3953	a side-dish (the receptacle) · noun — genitive singular feminine
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
the outside	ἐκτὸς ektos	G1622	the exterior · preposition
of them	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular neuter
may be	γένηται genētai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent subjunctive, 3rd person singular
clean	καθαρόν.¶ katharon	G2513	clean (literally or figuratively) · adjective — nominative singular neuter
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness i…
Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed wi…
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and…
Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O…
Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart br…
Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 23:26

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also--In Luke (Luk 11:40) it is, "Ye fools, did not He that made that which is without make that which is within also?"--"He to whom belongs the outer life, and of right demands its subjection to Himself, is the inner man less His?" A remarkable example this of our Lord's power of drawing the most striking illustrations of great truths from the most familiar objects and incidents in life. To these words, recorded by Luke, He adds the following, involving a principle of immense value: "But rather give alms of such things as ye have, and behold, all things are clean unto you" (Luk…

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John Gill on Matthew 23:26

Thou blind Pharisee,.... Well might Christ call such an one a blind Pharisee, who was so scrupulously careful to cleanse his cup and platter; and yet made no conscience of filling them with what was gotten in an unjust way, and so defiled himself and them: cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also: get food and drink in an honest way, remove all extortion and oppression out of thine hands, and luxury and intemperance from thy table; and so shall the outward cleanness of thy cup and dish, be no reproach unto thee, or testimony against thee, of thine hypocrisy. So the great concern of all men should be, inward purity; that their hearts…

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John Calvin on Matthew 23:23-28

Matthew 23:23-28 Matthew 23:23-28 Luke 11:42, 44 23. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cumin and have omitted the more important points of the law, judgment, and mercy, and faith. The latter you ought to have done, and not to have omitted the former. 24. Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but swallow the camel. 25. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outer part of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of extortion and intemperance. 26. Blind Pharisee, cleanse first what is within the cup and dish, that the outer parts of them also may be made clean. 27. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,…

The Church Fathers

We are not washed in order that we may cease sinning, but because we have ceased, since in heart we have been bathed already.
— Tertullian, On Repentance

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Scribes — Anciently held various important offices in the public affairs of the nation. The Hebrew word so rendered (sopher) is first used to designate the holder of some military office (Judg. 5:14; A.V.,…
Blindness, Spiritual · The self-righteous are in — The self-righteous are in
Ecclesiasticism · Jewish, rebuked by Jesus — Jewish, rebuked by Jesus
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hypocrites · Described as: Wilfully blind — Described as: Wilfully blind
Pharisees · .By Jesus — .By Jesus
Pharisees, The · Christ: Denounced woes against — Christ: Denounced woes against
Satire · Of Jesus against hypocrites — Of Jesus against hypocrites
Self-Righteousness · Is vain because our righteousness is: But external — Is vain because our righteousness is: But external
Teachers · .Admonition against — .Admonition against

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 23:26

John Gill on Matthew 23:26

John Calvin on Matthew 23:23-28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 23:26

John Gill on Matthew 23:26

John Calvin on Matthew 23:23-28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 23:26