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Luke 11:40 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Luke 11:40 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 11 verse 40 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?”
Luke 11:40 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 11:40
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? (ἄφρονες, οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν;)—Jesus calls them aphrōn (fools, senseless), the same word used of the rich man who prioritized wealth over soul (12:20). The rhetorical question asserts God's creative authority over both body and soul, external and internal. Their logic fails: the Creator who established purity laws cares infinitely more about heart purity than ceremonial cleanliness.This verse demolishes the false dichotomy between physical and spiritual, external and internal. God i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 11:40
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“that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.”
“understand prudence. You fools”
“the gold”
“you senseless among the people; you fools”
“first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter”
“ye thoughtless”
“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
“Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!,Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:,,,,,,,,”
“who stretches out the heavens”