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Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law

Luke 11:41

In 9 translations

BSB
But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
KJV
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
WEB
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
ASV
But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
LSV
But what you have given [as] alms, and behold, all things are clean to you.
YLT
But what ye have give ye [as] alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.
DBY
But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.
DRC
But yet that which remaineth, give alms; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
GNV
Therefore, giue almes of those thinges which you haue, and beholde, all thinges shall be cleane to you.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
πλὴν τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην, καὶ ἰδοὺ πάντα καθαρὰ ὑμῖν ἐστιν.
RP2018
Πλὴν τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην· καὶ ἰδού, πάντα καθαρὰ ὑμῖν ἐστιν.
TR-Boyd
Πλὴν τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην· καὶ ἰδού, πάντα καθαρὰ ὑμῖν ἐστιν.
SCR1894
πλην τα ενοντα δοτε ελεημοσυνην και ιδου παντα καθαρα υμιν εστιν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  • James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
  • Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
  • Acts 10:15The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
  • Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
  • Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  • Matthew 6:1–4“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the…
  • 2 Corinthians 8:7–9But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving. I am not making a demand, but I am…
  • Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
  • Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
  • Isaiah 58:7–11Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth…
  • Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  • Luke 18:22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  • Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
  • 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
  • Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

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