New International Reader's Version

Luke 11:33-40 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

33. "No one lights a lamp and hides it. No one puts it under a bowl. Instead, people put a lamp on its stand. Then those who come in can see the light.

34. "Your eye is like a lamp for your body. Suppose your eyes are good. Then your whole body also is full of light. But suppose your eyes are bad. Then your body also is full of darkness.

35. So make sure that the light inside you is not darkness.

36. "Suppose your whole body is full of light. And suppose no part of it is dark. Then your body will be completely lit up. It will be as when the light of a lamp shines on you."

37. Jesus finished speaking. Then a Pharisee invited him to eat with him. So Jesus went in and took his place at the table.

38. But the Pharisee noticed that Jesus did not wash before the meal. He was surprised.

39. Then the Lord spoke to him. "You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish," he said. "But inside you are full of greed and evil.

40. You foolish people! Didn't the one who made the outside make the inside also?