📖 Luke 11:37–44 (ESV)

37 While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.
38 The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
39 And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
41 But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.”

Jesus accepts a dinner invitation from a Pharisee, but the meal quickly becomes a moment of confrontation. When Jesus ignores ritual handwashing, He exposes a deeper issue—outward religion without inward transformation.

This passage reminds us:
✔ God cares about the heart, not appearances
✔ External rituals cannot replace inner holiness
✔ Justice and love matter more than meticulous rule-keeping
✔ Pride disguises itself in religious respectability
✔ Hidden corruption can harm others unknowingly

Phariseeism is not about tradition—it is about hypocrisy.

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