Matthew 15:10
And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
In Context
9But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
11Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
Cross References
Isaiah 6:9And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
Matthew 13:19When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
Mark 7:14And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:
Luke 24:45Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
Colossians 1:9For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:2-10
Jesus Reproves the Scribes and Pharisees. 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his… Read the whole commentary →