“Give for alms
Those things
That are within!
See!
Everything will be clean
For you!”
πλὴν τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην, καὶ ἰδοὺ πάντα καθαρὰ ὑμῖν ἐστιν.
Luke uniquely had Jesus turn to alms. The Lord Jesus told the Pharisee that they should give alms (δότε ἐλεημοσύνην) with things that are from within them (λὴν τὰ ἐνόντα), so that everything would be clean for them (καὶ ἰδοὺ πάντα καθαρὰ ὑμῖν ἐστιν). Giving alms would help them, since this was already part of the Mosaic and Pharisaic law, but it had to be interior and and not exterior. It is hard to figure out what an interior almsgiving would be. Are you generous in your gift giving to others?
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