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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jesus called the crowd to him and said, &#8220Listen and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having summoned the crowd, He said to them, "Hear and understand!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When He had called the multitude to <i>Himself,</i> He said to them, “Hear and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, &#8220Hear and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And after He called the multitude to Him, He said to them, “Hear, and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said, “Listen and understand <i>this:</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Summoning the crowd, he told them, “Listen and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Summoning the crowd, He told them, &#8220Listen and understand: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus called the crowd together and said, "Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he called the crowd and said to them, "Listen and try to understand!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then calling out to the crowd, he addressed them, "Listen and understand! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, ?Listen and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having summoned the crowd, He said to them, "Hear and understand!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He summoned the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then he called the people and said to them, Listen and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he called the crowds and he said to them, “Hear and understand.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he called the multitude to him, and said to them: Hear and understand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And calling the multitude to Him, He said to them, <FR>Hear and understand:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then he called the multitude and said to them, hear and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, having called the multitude near, He said to them, <FR>"Hear, and understand:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, <FR>Hear and understand <Fr><i>it:</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/15-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4299" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">What Defiles a Man</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9</span>They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4341.htm" title="4341: proskalesamenos (V-APM-NMS) -- To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite.">Jesus called</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlon (N-AMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowd to Him</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: Akouete (V-PMA-2P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">“Listen</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4920.htm" title="4920: syniete (V-PMA-2P) -- To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.">understand.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-14.htm">Mark 7:14-15</a></span><br />Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: / Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Luke 6:45</a></span><br />The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-10</a></span><br />The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a></span><br />Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-26</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Acts 10:15</a></span><br />The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">1 Corinthians 8:8</a></span><br />But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9-10</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a></span><br />Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:</p><p class="hdg">he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-28.htm">1 Kings 22:28</a></b></br> And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-14.htm">Mark 7:14,16</a></b></br> And when he had called all the people <i>unto him</i>, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one <i>of you</i>, and understand: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/20-45.htm">Luke 20:45-47</a></b></br> Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, … </p><p class="hdg">Hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a></b></br> When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth <i>it</i> not, then cometh the wicked <i>one</i>, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a></b></br> When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9</a></b></br> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-51.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/14-19.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/matthew/2-7.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/13-51.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/matthew/13-17.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/15-15.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/matthew/15-31.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/15-31.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/matthew/15-38.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/matthew/15-12.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees </a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">and other great multitudes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jesus called the crowd to Him</b><br>In this passage, Jesus is actively engaging with the people around Him, emphasizing His role as a teacher and leader. This action of calling the crowd indicates His desire to communicate an important message. In the context of first-century Judea, rabbis often taught in public spaces, and Jesus frequently used such opportunities to address larger groups. This setting underscores His accessibility and willingness to teach all who would listen, not just His disciples. The act of calling the crowd also highlights the inclusive nature of His ministry, reaching out to both Jews and Gentiles.<p><b>and said,</b><br>This phrase introduces the direct speech of Jesus, which is a common narrative technique in the Gospels to highlight His teachings. The use of direct speech here draws attention to the authority of Jesus' words. In the cultural context of the time, a rabbi's spoken word carried significant weight, and Jesus' teachings often challenged existing religious norms and interpretations of the Law.<p><b>“Listen and understand.</b><br>Jesus' command to "listen and understand" is a call to active engagement with His message. Listening in the biblical sense goes beyond mere hearing; it involves a readiness to internalize and act upon the teachings. Understanding implies a deeper comprehension that leads to transformation. This phrase echoes the Shema from <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, a central declaration in Jewish faith that begins with "Hear, O Israel." By using similar language, Jesus is positioning His teaching within the tradition of divine revelation, urging His audience to grasp the spiritual truths He is about to reveal. This call to listen and understand is a recurring theme in Jesus' ministry, emphasizing the importance of discernment and spiritual insight.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching the crowd, emphasizing the importance of understanding His message.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A group of people gathered around Jesus, representing a diverse audience eager to hear His teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees_and_scribes.htm">Pharisees and Scribes</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the religious leaders whose traditions Jesus is challenging in the surrounding context.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who are present and learning from His teachings, often needing further explanation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gennesaret.htm">Gennesaret</a></b><br>The region where Jesus is teaching, providing a geographical context for His ministry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>Jesus calls us to actively listen and seek understanding, not just hear words. This requires an open heart and mind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_over_tradition.htm">Understanding Over Tradition</a></b><br>Jesus challenges the crowd to prioritize understanding His teachings over merely following human traditions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_condition.htm">Heart Condition</a></b><br>True defilement comes from the heart, not external actions. We must examine our hearts and motives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_engagement.htm">Active Engagement</a></b><br>Engaging with Jesus' teachings requires more than passive listening; it demands thoughtful reflection and application.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_learning.htm">Community Learning</a></b><br>Jesus addresses the crowd, highlighting the importance of communal learning and discussion in understanding His message.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jesus_show_human_traits.htm">How does Jesus exemplify human qualities and experiences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_contradict_jewish_laws_in_matt._15.htm">Is Jesus contradicting established Jewish laws by declaring that eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person (Matthew 15:1–11)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_10_15_conflict_with_jesus.htm">Proverbs 10:15 depicts wealth as a 'fortified city'--does this conflict with Jesus' warnings about riches in the New Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_blasphemy_defy_god's_mercy.htm">Mark 3:29: How does the unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit align with or contradict the broader biblical teaching of a merciful and forgiving God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">He called the multitude, and said unto them.</span>--The act was more startling and suggestive than appears on the surface. He did not appeal to the authority of great names or of a higher tribunal. He removed the case, as it were, to another court, which His opponents did not recognise, and turned from the disputes and traditions of the schools to the unperverted conscience of the common people.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He called the multitude.</span> Jesus had now finally broken with the Pharisaical party; he had carried the war into their camp. It was necessary that those who had followed these false teachers should know, on the one hand, to what irreligion, immorality, and profanity their doctrines led, and, on the other, should learn the unadulterated truth, "pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father." So he calls around him the crowd of common people, who from respect had stood aloof during the previous controversy, and teaches them a great moral truth which concerns every human being. <span class="cmt_word">Hear, and understand.</span> The distinction which he was about to enunciate was difficult for persons trained in Pharisaical dogmas to receive and understand; he therefore calls special attention to his coming words. The depreciation of ceremonial cleansings might easily be misunderstood. Jesus would say - There is indeed cleansing necessary for all men; but it does not consist in outward washings, but in inward holiness. In what follows, our Lord says nothing definitely about the distinction between clean and unclean meats laid down in the Mosaic Law; he would only show that impurity in the moral sense came from within. This is leading up to the principle enunciated by the apostle, "Every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified through the Word of God and prayer" (<a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4, 5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[Jesus] called</span><br /><span class="grk">προσκαλεσάμενος</span> <span class="translit">(proskalesamenos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4341.htm">Strong's 4341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowd [to Him]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλον</span> <span class="translit">(ochlon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] said,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Listen</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀκούετε</span> <span class="translit">(Akouete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">understand.</span><br /><span class="grk">συνίετε</span> <span class="translit">(syniete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4920.htm">Strong's 4920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 15:10 He summoned the multitude and said (Matt. 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