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Matthew 15:12
12Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this saying?”
Matthew 15:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
- New International Version (NIV)Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
Context of Matthew 15:12
10Then Yeshua called the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand. 11It’s not what goes into the mouth that makes the man unholy; but what comes out of the mouth, this makes the man unholy.” Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this saying?” 13But He replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Read all of Matthew 15Matthew 15:12 word by word
Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· οἶδας ὅτι οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Knowest thouεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
- were offendedσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
- after they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- this sayingλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
Cross-references for Matthew 15:12
- Matthew 17:27But so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw out a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And when you open its mouth, you’ll find a coin. Take that, and give it to them, for Me and you.”
- 1 Kings 22:13Meanwhile the messenger that went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly declaring favor to the king. So please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:32Give no offense either to Jewish or Greek people or to God’s community—
- 2 Corinthians 6:3We give no cause for offense in anything, so that our ministry may not be blamed.
- Galatians 2:5But we did not give in to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the Good News might be preserved for you.
- James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical.
Commentaries on Matthew 15:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The 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 the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-14Verses 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…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. 1212. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?--They had given vent to their irritation, and perhaps threats, not to our Lord Himself, from whom they seem to have slunk away, but to some of the disciples, who report it to their Master.Read the comment
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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
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