Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. New Living Translation Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. English Standard Version And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: Berean Standard Bible Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. Berean Literal Bible And having summoned the crowd, He said to them, "Hear and understand! King James Bible And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: New King James Version When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: New American Standard Bible After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand! NASB 1995 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand. NASB 1977 And after He called the multitude to Him, He said to them, “Hear, and understand. Legacy Standard Bible After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand. Amplified Bible After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said, “Listen and understand this: Christian Standard Bible Summoning the crowd, he told them, “Listen and understand: Holman Christian Standard Bible Summoning the crowd, He told them, “Listen and understand: American Standard Version And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Contemporary English Version Jesus called the crowd together and said, "Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. English Revised Version And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: GOD'S WORD® Translation Then he called the crowd and said to them, "Listen and try to understand! Good News Translation Then Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand! International Standard Version Then calling out to the crowd, he addressed them, "Listen and understand! Majority Standard Bible Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. NET Bible Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. New Heart English Bible He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand. Webster's Bible Translation And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand: Weymouth New Testament Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand. World English Bible He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand: Berean Literal Bible And having summoned the crowd, He said to them, "Hear and understand! Young's Literal Translation And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand: Smith's Literal Translation And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand. Catholic Public Domain Version And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand. New American Bible He summoned the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand. New Revised Standard Version Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen he called the people and said to them, Listen and understand. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he called the crowds and he said to them, “Hear and understand.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he called the multitude to him, and said to them: Hear and understand; Godbey New Testament And calling the multitude to Him, He said to them, Haweis New Testament And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Mace New Testament Then he called the multitude and said to them, hear and understand. Weymouth New Testament Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand. Worrell New Testament And, having called the multitude near, He said to them, Worsley New Testament And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context What Defiles a Man9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ” 10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”… Cross References Mark 7:14-15 Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: / Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. James 3:6-10 The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ... Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Matthew 23:25-26 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. Acts 10:15 The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” 1 Corinthians 8:8 But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. Ezekiel 36:25-27 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Treasury of Scripture And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand: he. 1 Kings 22:28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. Mark 7:14,16 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: … Luke 20:45-47 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, … Hear. Matthew 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Isaiah 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Jump to Previous Clear Crowd Ear Hear Jesus Multitude Summoned Together Understand WordsJump to Next Clear Crowd Ear Hear Jesus Multitude Summoned Together Understand WordsMatthew 15 1. Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees 7. for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10. teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21. He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 29. and other great multitudes; 32. and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men Jesus called the crowd to Him In this phrase, we see Jesus actively engaging with the people around Him. The Greek word for "called" is "προσκαλέω" (proskaleō), which implies an invitation or summoning. This action demonstrates Jesus' desire to communicate directly with the people, emphasizing His role as a teacher and leader. Historically, rabbis would often gather disciples or followers to impart wisdom, and here, Jesus is fulfilling that role, inviting not just His disciples but the broader crowd to hear His message. This reflects His inclusive ministry, reaching out to all who are willing to listen. and said Listen and understand Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [Jesus] calledπροσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4341: To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crowd [to Him] ὄχλον (ochlon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. [and] said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Listen Ἀκούετε (Akouete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. understand. συνίετε (syniete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4920: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously. Links Matthew 15:10 NIVMatthew 15:10 NLT Matthew 15:10 ESV Matthew 15:10 NASB Matthew 15:10 KJV Matthew 15:10 BibleApps.com Matthew 15:10 Biblia Paralela Matthew 15:10 Chinese Bible Matthew 15:10 French Bible Matthew 15:10 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 15:10 He summoned the multitude and said (Matt. Mat Mt) |