Focused Passage

Luke 11:37-44

Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy

Luke moves from Jesus teaching prayer to the Father’s generosity, from exorcism to kingdom conflict, from sign-seeking to the sign of Jonah, from biological blessing to obedient hearing, and from outward religious appearance to inward corruption exposed by Jesus’ woes.

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37As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 37

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAsἘνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singular[Jesus] was speakingλαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activea PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinvitedἐρωτᾷG2065Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoὅπωςG3704ConjunctiondineἀριστήσῃG709Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularwithπαρ’G3844PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[so]δὲG1161ConjunctionHe went inεἰσελθὼνG1525Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] reclined at the tableἀνέπεσενG377Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 38

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPhariseeΦαρισαῖοςG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas surprisedἐθαύμασενG2296Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto seeἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverb[Jesus] did not first washἐβαπτίσθηG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativebeforeπρὸG4253PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmealἀρίστουG712Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 39

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ThenδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-πρὸςG4314Preposition-αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularNowΝῦνG3568AdverbyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcleanκαθαρίζετεG2511Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularoutsideἔξωθενG1855Adverbof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularcupποτηρίουG4221Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulardishπίνακοςG4094Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularinsideἔσωθενG2081AdverbyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralare fullγέμειG1073Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularof greedἁρπαγῆςG724Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwickednessπονηρίαςG4189Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 40

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[You] foolsἄφρονεςG878Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural[Did] notοὐχG3756Adverbthe [One who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmadeποιήσαςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularoutsideἔξωθενG1855AdverbmakeἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularinsideἔσωθενG2081Adverbas wellκαὶG2532Conjunction
Verse 41

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ButπλὴνG4133ConjunctiongiveδότεG1325Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[as] almsἐλεημοσύνηνG1654Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthe things thatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralare within [you]ἐνόνταG1751Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbeholdἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulareverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralwill beἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularcleanκαθαρὰG2513Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralfor youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 42

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-ἈλλὰG235ConjunctionWoeοὐαὶG3759Interjectionto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίοιςG5330Noun - Dative Masculine PluralForὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou pay tithes ofἀποδεκατοῦτεG586Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmintἡδύοσμονG2238Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularrueπήγανονG4076Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryπᾶνG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularherbλάχανονG3001Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbutκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou disregardπαρέρχεσθεG3928Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularjusticeκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionYou should haveἔδειG1163Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularpracticedποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the latter]ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralwithoutμὴG3361AdverbneglectingπαρεῖναιG3935Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the former]κἀκεῖναG2548Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 43

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WoeΟὐαὶG3759Interjectionto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίοιςG5330Noun - Dative Masculine PluralForὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou loveἀγαπᾶτεG25Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularchief seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίανG4410Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςG4864Noun - Dative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralgreetingsἀσπασμοὺςG783Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralmarketplacesἀγοραῖςG58Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 44

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WoeοὐαὶG3759Interjectionto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralForὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou areἐστὲG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PlurallikeὡςG5613Adverb-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralunmarkedἄδηλαG82Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralgravesμνημεῖαG3419Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural[which]καὶG2532Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralmenἄνθρωποιG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwalkπεριπατοῦντεςG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraloverἐπάνωG1883AdverbwithoutοὐκG3756Adverb[even] noticingοἴδασινG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

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