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Luke 11:40

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Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
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  1. Luke 12:20Rank 1 from verse 40
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    20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:36Rank 2 from verse 40
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    36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

  3. Matthew 23:17Rank 3 from verse 40
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    17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

  4. Matthew 23:26Rank 4 from verse 40
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    26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

  5. Proverbs 1:22Rank 5 from verse 40
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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Luke 11:40

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fools

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Persons lacking wisdom or sound judgment, especially in moral or spiritual conduct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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Suggested context · Luke 11:37–42

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11:37¶ And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

11:38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

11:39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

11:40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

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11:41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

11:42But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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