Luke 11:39

Luke 11:39. And the Lord said to him. The form of our Lord's opening remark indicates that the Pharisees ‘marvelled' orally, and that the others present of that sect had assented to the censure. This was rudeness to the guest, calling for rebuke. There is no proof that the invitation was given out of friendliness.

Now, not in contrast to some previous time, but rather in the sense: full well, here is a proof of the way in which, ye Pharisees, etc. Others of this party were doubtless present.

The outside of the cup and of the platter. Comp. Matthew 23:25. The reference is to their ceremonial observances, but the contrast differs from that in Matthew. There the outward legality and the inward immorality of their enjoyments are in strict contrast; here the outwardly purified cup is opposed to the inwardly corrupted heart of the drinker; external conduct to inner unseen motives. The comparison is less exact, since the figure and the reality are joined. Some explain: ‘the inside (of the cup and platter) is full of your plunder and wickedness;' but this is grammatically objectionable.