Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Luke 11:40
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?
Luke 11:39-41
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.
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