Mateus 15:2-28 NVT

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:12

Then came his disciples. Jesus had been speaking in some open spot; he now leaves the crowd, and, entering a house with his disciples, instructs them further in private ( Mark 7:17 ). These had been greatly alarmed at their Master's antagonism to the popular party, and, on the first occasion that presented itself, expostulated with him on the danger incurred by this hostile attitude. This saying ( τὸν λόγον ); the word. What he had said to the multitude ( Matthew 15:11 ). The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:13

Every plant, etc. The answer of Christ signifies—Do not be alarmed by the displeasure of the Pharisees, and at my opposition to their teaching; the system which they support is ungodly and shall be soon destroyed. Christ, as often, puts the statement in a parabolic form, using two images, one derived from the vegetable kingdom in this verse, and one from human life in Matthew 15:14 . Plant ( φυτεία ); plantation. The act of planting, and then by metonymy the thing planted. It here... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:14

Let them alone. Do not trouble yourselves about them; let them be offended, if they will. Blind leaders of the blind. Both teachers and taught are alike ignorant of the truth. The people had no spiritual light, and, applying to their appointed pastors, they learned nothing profitable from them; for these were as much in the dark as themselves. It was evident, then, that the rabbis ought not to be followed unreservedly. If the blind. A proverbial saying. Comp. Horat., 'Epp.,' I, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:14

"Blind leaders of the blind." This is a startling image, vividly suggesting to our minds a most deplorable condition of society. While it was especially true of the official teachers of Israel in our Lord's time, it has never ceased to have an application to somewhat similar men. It may be applied to heathen priests, to the benighted leaders of superstition in mediaeval Europe, and, alas! to many in Christendom today who essay to guide others though they themselves cannot see the way of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:15

Then answered Peter. The disciples could not understand the apparent depreciation of the external in religion; they did not see the meaning of what Christ had said. Peter, as their mouthpiece, asked for further explanation. Declare ; φράσον : edissere. Explain. Parable . The word in an extended sense is used of any hard, enigmatical saying or figurative expression. The term here is applied to the statement in Matthew 15:11 . The apostles did not comprehend the minimizing of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:16

Are ye also yet without understanding? Even yet ; ἀκμήν : adhuc. In spite of all that has passed—my teaching, my life, my miracles—do you not understand in what real purity consists? Often had Jesus to complain of the dulness of his disciples' intelligence, the slow appreciation of his meaning, the indifference to the spiritual side of his acts and doctrine. Up to the very last they failed to apprehend his mission; nor was it till the Day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:17

Whatsoever entereth in at the mouth, etc. Food taken into the mouth goes into the stomach, is assimilated into the bodily system, and its refuse passes away to the draught ( ἀφεδρῶνα ), the necessary house. It has nothing to do with the heart or the moral being; it affects only the material organization, and has no connection with the spiritual. Christ does not concern himself with questions, which modern philosophers would attempt to solve, concerning the mutual influence of soul and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:18

Those things. He does not assert that everything which issues from a man's mouth defiles him; for, as was said above on Matthew 15:11 , many good things may come from a man's mouth; but he means that the evil to which he gives utterance is fraught with pollution to his moral nature. From the heart. The heart stands for soul, mind, spirit, will, the whole inner man, that which makes him what he is, a conscious, intelligent, responsible being. Hence are attributed to it not only words, but... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:19

Out of the heart proceed. The shameful catalogue which follows is less full than that in St. Mark, which contains thirteen items, while this consists of seven only. These are produced or created by the human will, of which the heart is the symbol. Evil thoughts ( διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί ) . Some would translate the words, "evil machinations." But there is no need to change the usual rendering, which is very appropriate here. Evil thoughts are the preparation of all other sins, and have a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:11-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:19

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