Luke 11:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.”

Luke 11:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 11:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 11:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.”

Luke 11:38 — World English Bible

Luke 11:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner. ”

Luke 11:38 — American Standard Version

Luke 11:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.”

Luke 11:38 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 11:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.”

Luke 11:38 — Darby Translation

Luke 11:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when the Pharise saw it, he marueiled that he had not first washed before dinner.”

Luke 11:38 — Geneva Bible

Luke 11:38 in Context — Luke 11

36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

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What Does Luke 11:38 Mean?

Luke 11:38 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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