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# General Information:
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Jesus begins to speak to the Pharisee using a metaphor. He compares the way they clean cups and bowls to how they clean themselves. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the outside of cups and bowls
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Washing of the outside of containers was a part of the ritual practices of the Pharisees. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# but the inside of you is filled with greed and evil
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This part of the metaphor contrasts the careful way they clean the outside of the dishes with the way they ignore their own internal condition. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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