Wolves in sheep’s clothing; cup and dish
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They are truly wolves in sheep’s clothing — washing only the outside of cup and dish, not knowing that unless the inside is cleansed the outside cannot be clean.
Greek
δοκοῦντα προφέρον ῥήματα· λύκοι γάρ εἰσιν ὡς ἀληθῶς, προβάτων περιβεβλημένοι δοράς· οἱ τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τῆς παροψίδος μόνον πλύνοντες, καὶ οὐκ εἰδότες, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ τὸ ἔσωθεν τούτων καθαρισθῇ, οὐδὲ τὸ ἔξωθεν καθαρὸν δύναται
About this text
Gregory Thaumaturgus on Matthew 6:22–23 — single eye, hypocrisy, and false love.
Catalogue & scope
Khazarzar scan
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 10 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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