Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Ver. 26. Cleanse first that which is within] God loveth truth in the inwards, Psalms 51:6; "O Jerusalem, wash thy heart," Jeremiah 4:14; (not thy hands only, as Pilate did); this breeds constancy and evenness in all our outward behaviours, James 4:8. Grace and nature both begin at the heart, at the centre, and from thence goes to the circumference. Art and hypocrisy begin with the face and outward lineaments.