<p>11:41 <i>But give for alms those things which are within, and behold, all things are clean to you</i>- This textual reading not supported by AV would be saying that giving of alms is one of the external things which is not the essence. What is essential is to give our &quot;inward part&quot;, our inner thoughts, to God. To be filled with <i>His </i>Spirit in <i>our</i> spirit. &quot;To be spiritually minded&quot; is the very and essential core of Christianity. No amount of giving money and external things can compensate for a deficit in this.</p><p>The AV reads as if giving alms makes all things clean. In Lk. 16:9, the Lord is saying that the use of our material possessions is <i>so</i> important that it's <i>almost as if</i> (in the hyperbole) we can buy our way into the Kingdom. He made the point in so many words in Lk. 11:41 AV: &quot;Give alms of such things as ye have (i.e. regardless of how small); and, behold, all things are clean unto you&quot;. Paul seems to have these words in mind when says that to the pure, all things are pure (Tit. 1:15)- as if he saw the epitome of purity as being in giving what we have. &ldquo;The ransom of a man&rsquo;s life are his riches&rdquo; (Prov. 13:8) likewise suggests that our attitude to riches is one of the things that decides our eternal destiny.</p>