LUKE 11:40 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) How stupid! Didn’t God who made the outside part, also make what’s inside?

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, magenta:vocative, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT You foolish ones! Did not the one having made the outside also make the inside?

UST You foolish people! Surely you know that God not only made the outside, but also made the inside!

BSB [You] fools! [Did] not the [One who] made the outside make the inside as well?

AICNT Fools, did not the one who made the outside also make the inside?

OEB Fools! Did not the maker of the outside make the inside too?

WEBBE You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You fools! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well?

LSV Unthinking [ones]! Did He who made the outside not also make the inside?

FBV You're so foolish! Don't you think the one who made the outside made the inside as well?

TCNT You fools! Did not he who made the outside also make the inside?

T4T You foolish people! God is concerned about things that are outside our bodies, but ◄he is certainly also concerned about our inner beings!/isn’t he also concerned about our hearts?► [RHQ]

LEB Fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?

BBE O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?

Moff Foolish men! did not He who made the outside make the inside of things too?

Wymth Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

ASV Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

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

YLT unthinking! did not He who made the outside also the inside make?

Drby Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

RV Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?
(Ye/You_all foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also? )

SLT O foolish, has not he having made the outside, also made the inside?

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

KJB-1769 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
( Ye/You_all fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? )

KJB-1611 Yee fooles, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Ye fooles, dyd not he that made that whiche is without, make that which is within also?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva Ye fooles, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?
(Ye/You_all fools, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also? )

Cvdl Ye fooles, is a thinge made cleane within, because the outsyde is clensed?
(Ye/You_all fools, is a thing made clean within, because the outsyde is cleansed?)

TNT Ye foles dyd not he that made that which is without: make that which is within also?
(Ye/You_all foles did not he that made that which is without: make that which is within also? )

Wycl Foolis, whether he that made that that is withoutenforth, made not also that that is with ynne?
(Foolis, whether he that made that that is withoutenforth, made not also that that is within?)

Luth Ihr Narren, meinet ihr, daß inwendig rein sei, wenn‘s auswendig rein ist?
(You(pl) fool(n), meant you(pl)/their/her, that inside pure be, if from_memory pure is?)

ClVg Stulti ! nonne qui fecit quod deforis est, etiam id quod deintus est fecit?
(Stulti ! isn't_it who/which he_did that deforis it_is, also that that deintus it_is he_did? )

UGNT ἄφρονες! οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν, καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν?
(afrones! ouⱪ ho poiaʸsas to exōthen, kai to esōthen epoiaʸsen?)

SBL-GNT ἄφρονες, οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν;
(afrones, ouⱪ ho poiaʸsas to exōthen kai to esōthen epoiaʸsen;)

RP-GNT Ἄφρονες, οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν;
(Afrones, ouⱪ ho poiaʸsas to exōthen kai to esōthen epoiaʸsen;)

TC-GNT Ἄφρονες, οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησε;
(Afrones, ouⱪ ho poiaʸsas to exōthen kai to esōthen epoiaʸse; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:37–54: Jesus criticized the Pharisees and the teachers of the law

In this section, a Pharisee invited Jesus to his house for a meal. The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus did not ritually wash his hands before he ate. Jesus then criticized the Pharisees because they carefully observed outward rituals but neglected true devotion to God. He specifically warned the Pharisees about three ways in which they displeased God. He then directed three additional warnings to the teachers of the law.

Some other headings for this section are:

Jesus’ Criticism of the Religious Leaders

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 23:1–36 and Mark 12:38–40.

11:40a

You fools!

You^(plur) foolish people! (NIV)
You^(plur) ignorant/senseless people!

You fools!: The Greek word that the BSB translates literally as fools describes people who do not think clearly or rightly. It implies that they deliberately refuse to understand what is right. Another way to translate this word is:

You people who have no minds/thoughts/sense!

11:40b

Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

Did God make only the outside of a person? Didn’t he also make the inside?
If God made our^(incl) bodies, he certainly made our inner beings as well. Isn’t that true?
Everyone knows that God, who made man’s body, also made his soul/mind/heart. It is important for the inside to be clean, not only the outside.

Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?: This is a rhetorical question. Its function is to emphasize that God, who made the outside of people, also certainly made the inside.

Some ways to translate this emphasis are:

As a rhetorical question. For example:
Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside? (NLT)
The one who made the outside also made the inside. Isn’t that right?
As a statement. In this case, you should add a word or phrase to show the emphasis. For example:
You know that the one who made the outside made the inside also.
The same one who made what is outside also made what is inside. (NCV)

Translate this emphasis in a way that is most natural in your language.

the One: The phrase the One refers to God. For example:

Didn’t God make both the outside and the inside? (CEV)

who made the outside make the inside: Jesus was referring to the outside and the inside of a person. By the outside he meant the whole physical body. By the inside he meant the part of a person that cannot be seen: the mind, affections, and will. God was also concerned that the inside of a person should be clean.

Some other ways to translate this are:

he who made man’s body also made his heart/spirit/soul

God who created what is seen on the outside also created what is not seen on the inside.

General Comment on 11:40b

Jesus implied here that it is important for a person’s inner being (soul/mind/heart) to be clean/holy. It is foolish to clean only the outside. So the Pharisees should have been concerned about holiness, not just physical cleanliness. In some languages, it may be necessary to make this explicit in the text or in a footnote. For example:

so it is necessary that your inside/heart be clean, just like the outside of your body

It is important that your heart be clean, not only your hands

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἄφρονες

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἄφρονες Οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τό ἔξωθεν καί τό ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν)

Jesus is using an adjective as a noun. ULT adds the term ones to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate the term with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [You foolish people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν, καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἄφρονες Οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τό ἔξωθεν καί τό ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν)

Jesus is using the question form to challenge and correct the Pharisees. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or exclamation. Alternate translation: [The one who made the outside also made the inside!]

Parallel LUKE 11:40

Section 11:37–54: Jesus criticized the Pharisees and the teachers of the law

11:40a

11:40b

General Comment on 11:40b