Woe, &c. Compare Matthew 5:8, and see App-126.
make clean. cleanse ceremonially.
platter. dish: i.e.. side dish. Greek. paropsis. Occurs only in these verses.
extortion. plunder.
excess. incontinence.
Related Commentaries of Matthew 23:25
Matthew 23:25
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.