Matthew 15:15

Matthew 15:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
• New International Version (NIV)Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Context of Matthew 15:15

13But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. 14Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch. And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable. 16But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence? 17Do ye not yet apprehend, that everything that enters into the mouth finds its way into the belly, and is cast forth into the draught?

Matthew 15:15 word by word

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ· φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην.¶Read the interlinear

• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850

Cross-references for Matthew 15:15

• Matthew 13:36Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
• Mark 4:34but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.
• Mark 7:17And when he went indoors from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
• John 16:29His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speakest openly and utterest no allegory.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Declare unto us this parable - Is it not strange to hear the disciples asking for the explanation of such a parable as this! The true knowledge of the spirit of the Gospel is a thing more uncommon than we imagine, among the generality of Christians, and even of the learned.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 See also Mark 7:17-23. Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. The word “parable” sometimes means a dark or obscure saying, Psalm 78:2. Peter meant, “Explain to us more fully this obscure and novel doctrine.” To us, now, it is plain; to the disciples, just coming out of Judaism, the doctrine of Jesus was obscure. Mark says that the disciples asked him. There is no contradiction…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Christ shows that the defilement they ought to fear, was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which showed the wickedness of their hearts. Nothing will last in the soul but the regenerating graces of the Holy Spirit; and nothing should be admitted into the church but what is from above; therefore, whoever is offended by a plain, seasonable declaration of the truth, we should not be troubled at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Jesus accused the Pharisees of disobeying God's law because of their focus on preserving traditions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable--"when He was entered into the house from the people," says Mark (Mr 7:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:15

• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter
• Sin
• Teachers
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Capernaum
• Commandment
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• Draught
• Fill
• Parable
• Release
• Sin
• Teach

Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings