Matthew 15:12-14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 15:10-20

Christ having proved that the disciples, in eating with unwashen hands, were not to be blamed, as transgressing the traditions and injunctions of the elders, comes here to show that they were not to be blamed, as having done any thing that was in itself evil. In the former part of his discourse he overturned the authority of the law, and in this the reason of it. Observe, I. The solemn introduction to this discourse (Matt. 15:10); He called the multitude. They were withdrawn while Christ... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 15:10-20

15:10-20 Jesus called the crowd and said to them: "Listen and understand. It is not that which goes into the mouth which defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, that defiles a man." Then his disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard your saying, they were shocked by it?" He answered: "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up. Let them be. They are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both of them will fall into the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:12

Then came his disciples, and said unto him ,.... That is, after he had dismissed the people, and was come into a private house; see Mark 7:17 his disciples came to him, being alone, full of concern, for what he had said to the Pharisees, and before all the people; and not so well understanding it themselves. Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying? , that they set aside the commandments of God, by observing the traditions of the elders; or that they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:13

But he answered, and said ,.... As being unconcerned at their rage, and having nothing to fear from them; and being well satisfied, that what he had said was right, and would produce proper effects, he gave his disciples this for answer: every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up ; which may be understood either of things, or of persons: it may have regard to doctrines and ordinances; and the meaning be, that whatever doctrine is not delivered by God, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:14

Let them alone ,.... Have nothing to say, or do with them; do not mind their anger and resentment, their reproaches and reflections, nor trouble yourselves at the offence they have taken; if they will go, let them go; they are a worthless generation of men, who are not to be regarded, hearkened to, nor to be pleased; it matters not what they say of me, and of my doctrine: they be blind leaders of the blind ; the people that hearken to them, and are followers of them, are "blind", as to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:12

The Pharisees were offended - None so liable to take offense as formalists and hypocrites, when you attempt to take away the false props from the one, and question the sincerity of the other. Besides, a Pharisee must never be suspected of ignorance, for they are the men, and wisdom must die with them! read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:13

Every plant - Every plantation. So I render φυτεια , and so it is translated in the Itala version which accompanies the Greek text in the Codex Bezae, omnis plantatio , and so the word is rendered by Suidas. This gives a different turn to the text. The Pharisees, as a religious body, were now a plantation of trees, which God did not plant, water, nor own: therefore, they should be rooted up, not left to wither and die, but the fellers, and those who root up, (the Roman armies), should... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:14

Let them alone - Αφετε αυτους , give them up, or leave them. These words have been sadly misunderstood. Some have quoted them to prove that blind and deceitful teachers should not be pointed out to the people, nor the people warned against them; and that men should abide in the communion of a corrupt Church, because that Church had once been the Church of God, and in it they had been brought up; and to prove this they bring Scripture, for, in our present translation, the words are... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:13

Verse 13 13.Every plant. As the indifferent success of the doctrine had wounded their weak minds, Christ intended to remedy this evil. Now the remedy which he proposes is, that good men ought not to be distressed, or entertain less reverence for the doctrine, though to many it be an occasion of death. It is a mistaken view of this passage which some have adopted, that all the inventions of men, and every thing that has not proceeded from the mouth of God, must be rooted up and perish; for it... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:14

Verse 14 14.Let them alone. He sets them aside as unworthy of notice, and concludes that the offense which they take ought not to give us much uneasiness. Hence has arisen the distinction, of which we hear so much, about avoiding offenses, that we ought to beware of offending the weak, but if any obstinate and malicious person take offense, we ought not to be uneasy; for, if we determined to satisfy all obstinate people, we must bury Christ, who is the stone of offense, (1 Peter 2:8.) Weak... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 15:10-20

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 15:10-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:14

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