matthew-15:10-11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:10

And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear and understand. Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man."This he said, making all meats clean" (Mark 7:19). Strangely, people are still trying to get to heaven on some kind of diet! Some won't eat pork; some eat only fish on certain days; and some are actually vegetarians! Novation said, "God is not worshipped by the belly nor by meats. ... He who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:11

Matthew 15:11. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth— Our Lord, addressing the multitude, observed to them, that nothing could be more absurd than the precepts which the Scribes and Pharisee endeavoured to inculcate: anxious about trifles, they neglected the great duties of morality, which are of unchangeable obligation. They shuddered with horror at hands unwashed, but were perfectly easy under the guilt of impure minds; although not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:10

10. And he called the multitude, and said unto them—The foregoing dialogue, though in the people's hearing, was between Jesus and the pharisaic cavillers, whose object was to disparage Him with the people. But Jesus, having put them down, turns to the multitude, who at this time were prepared to drink in everything He said, and with admirable plainness, strength, and brevity, lays down the great principle of real pollution, by which a world of bondage and uneasiness of conscience would be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:11

11. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man—This is expressed even more emphatically in Mark (Mark 7:15; Mark 7:16), and it is there added, "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear." As in Matthew 13:9, this so oft-repeated saying seems designed to call attention to the fundamental and universal character of the truth it refers to. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:1-20

4. The opposition of the Pharisees and scribes 15:1-20 (cf. Mark 7:1-23; John 7:1)Matthew recorded another round of opposition, withdrawal and disciple training, and public ministry (ch. 15). This is his last substantial group of events in Jesus’ Galilean ministry. The writer’s repetition of this pattern highlights the chief features of this stage of Jesus’ ministry. This second round also reveals growth in each area of ministry. There is greater opposition, greater faith, and greater help for... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:10-11

Jesus had been responding to the question of His critics so far. Now He taught the assembled crowds the same lesson and at the same time gave a direct answer to the Pharisees and scribes. He responded with a parable (Matthew 15:15). He did not utter this one to veil truth from the crowds, however. He urged them to hear and understand what he said (Matthew 15:10). This parable (proverb, epigram) was a comparison for the sake of clarification. Yet some did not understand what Jesus said (Matthew... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:10-20

Jesus’ preaching and teaching about man’s heart 15:10-20 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:1-39

The Traditions of the Elders. The Canaanitish Woman. Feeding the Four Thousand1-20. Unwashed hands and the traditions of the elders (Mark 7:1). In this important controversy Jesus defined His position, (1) towards rabbinical traditions about the Law; (2) towards the Law itself. The first part of our Lord’s discourse (Matthew 15:3-9) is addressed to the Pharisees. In it He admits (or at least does not dispute) the binding character of the Law itself, but denies the authority of rabbinical... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 15:10

(10) He called the multitude, and said unto them.—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. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 15:11

(11) Not that which goeth into the mouth.—Up to this time the question had been debated indirectly. The scribes had been convicted of unfitness to speak with authority on moral questions. Now a great broad principle is asserted, which not only cut at the root of Pharisaism, but, in its ultimate tendency. swept away the whole Levitical system of ceremonial purity—the distinction between clean and unclean meats and the like. It went, as the amazement of the disciples showed, far beyond their... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:1-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:10-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:10-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:1-39

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 15:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 15:11

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