Matthew 15:16
“What, do even you understand nothing yet?” Jesus exclaimed.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
In Context
15Peter spoke up, “Explain this saying to us.”
17“Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterward expelled?
Cross References
Matthew 15:10Then Jesus called the people to him, and said, “Listen, and mark my words.
Matthew 16:11How is it that you do not see that I was not speaking about bread? Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Mark 7:18“What, do even you understand so little?” exclaimed Jesus. “Don’t you see that there is nothing external to a person, which by going into a person, can defile them,
Mark 9:32But the disciples did not understand his meaning and were afraid to question him.
Luke 18:34The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:11-21
What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead… Read the whole commentary →