Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
that which is without, etc.—that is, He to whom belongs the outer life, and right to demand its subjection to Himself—is the inner man less His?
cup and platter—remarkable example of our Lord's way of drawing the most striking illustrations of great truths from the most familiar objects and incidents of life.
ravening—rapacity.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 11:40:
Matthew 23:26
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