“Then the Lord
Said to the Pharisee.
‘Now you Pharisees!
You clean
The outside
Of the cup
And of the dish,
But inside,
You are full
Of greed
And wickedness.’”
εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν Νῦν ὑμεῖς οἱ Φαρισαῖοι τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τοῦ πίνακος καθαρίζετε, τὸ δὲ ἔσωθεν ὑμῶν γέμει ἁρπαγῆς καὶ πονηρίας.
Luke indicated that the Lord Jesus said to the Pharisee (εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν) that they, the Pharisees (Νῦν ὑμεῖς οἱ Φαρισαῖοι), clean (καθαρίζετε) the outside of the cup and the dish (τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τοῦ πίνακος). However, their inside (τὸ δὲ ἔσωθεν ὑμῶν) was full of (γέμει) greed or plundering (ἁρπαγῆς) and evil wickedness (καὶ πονηρίας). There is something similar in Matthew, chapter 23:25-26, but Jesus was cursing the Pharisees there. Matthew said that Jesus continued to curse the Pharisees and the Scribes as hypocrites for their impure hearts or intentions. They cleaned the outside of the cup and the plate, but let the inside remain full of greed or robbery and self-indulgence. Jesus called them blind Pharisees. He reminded them to first clean the inside of their cups and their plates. Then. the outside would be clean also. Their interior heart was important. Luke repeated that same message here. How clean are you on the inside?