Luke 11:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?”
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BSBPD
“You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“unthinking! did not He who made the outside also the inside make?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 11:40 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
- Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
- Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 33:15He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.
- Psalms 75:4I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- Psalms 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 8:5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
- Zechariah 12:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
- Matthew 23:17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
- Matthew 23:26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
- 1 Corinthians 15:36You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
- Hebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
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