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A leader polishes the outside of a cup while its inner surface remains dirty, a visual metaphor in Jesus’s teaching.
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Matthew 23:25

The Outside of the Cup

Jesus Warns the Leaders and Laments Jerusalem · Matthew 23

Story guide: The polished exterior and dirty interior of the cup illustrate the outward appearance Jesus criticizes.

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25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

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