Matthew 15:10-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:1-20

Casuistry reproved. The fame of the miracles and ministry of Jesus passed from Galilee to Jerusalem, whence came certain Pharisees and scribes, who were probably sent to watch him, and find matter of accusation against him (cf. Matthew 22:15 , Matthew 22:16 ). "Jerusalem—the high school of hypocrisy. Rabbi Nathan says, 'If the hypocrites were divided into ten parts, nine would be found in Jerusalem, and one in the world beside'" (Stier). These zealots set up the traditions of the elders... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:10

He called the multitude. 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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man. The word rendered "defileth" ( κοινοῖ ) means "renders common," in opposition to ἁγιάζειν , "to separate" for God's use; hence the verb, ethically applied, signifies "to contract guilt." The rabbis taught that certain meats of themselves polluted the soul, made it abominable in God's sight. This was a perversion of the law respecting clean and unclean food. The pollution or guilt arose, not from the nature of the meat, but from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:11

The source of defilement. The religious people in the time of Christ were right in being anxious to avoid defilement, but they made a great mistake in their idea as to its source, and therefore they went wrong in their notions of the evil thing itself. I. THE AWAKENED CONSCIENCE DESIRES TO BE FREE FROM DEFILEMENT . 1 . On its own account. Children who have been brought up in the gutter have no idea of cleanliness and no desire for it; and souls that have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:11-20

The secret of human defilement. It is quite possible to exaggerate in presenting the teachings of our Lord in these verses. We do so if we make too absolute the distinction between what goes into a man and what comes out of a man. Our Lord's illustration needs to be kept within its natural and proper limits. The Pharisees had objected to the disciples eating their bread with unwashen hands, their notion being that something causing ceremonial defilement might be upon their hands, and this... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:10-14

See also Mark 7:15-17.And he called the multitude - In opposition to the doctrines of the Pharisees, the Saviour took occasion to show them that the great source of pollution was the heart. They supposed that external things chiefly defiled a man. On this all their doctrines about purification were founded. This opinion of the Jews it was of great importance to correct. The Saviour took occasion, therefore, to direct the people to the true source of defilement - their own hearts. He... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 15:10-11

Matthew 15:10-11. And he called the multitude Having shown the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, and condemned them for the unwarrantable stress which they laid on their vain and precarious traditions, he took this opportunity to undeceive the people, and let them see how insignificant that outward strictness was on which the Pharisees insisted. And said, Hear and understand From these words, and those recorded Mark 7:16, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear, all spoken to the multitude,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:1-20

69. Teaching about cleansing (Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23)A common practice of the Jews in Jesus’ time was the ceremonial washing of hands. They believed that those who came in contact with ‘unclean’ people or things had to pour water over their hands to cleanse themselves. This was not a command of the law of Moses but a tradition of the Pharisees (Mark 7:1-5). Jesus argued that such traditions not only caused people to misunderstand the law, but stopped them from doing the more important... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 15:10

called = called to [Him]. the multitude. See note on "scribes", Matthew 15:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 15:11

into. Greek. eis. App-104 . a = the. out of. Greek. ek. read more

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