37: And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38: And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39: And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40: Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41: But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42: But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43: Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

37: And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38: And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39: And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

The Church leaders need (want) to eat (understand spiritual things) with Jesus. In order to eat they think they must clean up the outside first before they can eat. They think that they must do something before God will accept them.

40: Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41: But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

God looks on the inside as well as the outside. If we want to do something, then help the poor with our means that God has given us and we will be clean spiritually in God’s sight.

42: But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Micah 6:8 He hath showed thee O man, what is good; and what doth the lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.

43: Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

The Church leaders and the people in the Church want to be seen and to show that they are better than others in the Church. They are interested in the social aspect of the Church. Inside these people are spiritually dead. Their true condition is not apparent to men but it is to God.