Matthew 15:12

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
came	προσελθόντες proselthontes	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
his	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
disciples	μαθηταὶ mathētai	G3101	a learner · noun — nominative plural masculine
said	ἔπω épō	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing)
him	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
thou	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι Pharisaioi	G5330	a separatist · noun — nominative plural masculine, a title
offended	ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶ eskandalisthēsan	G4624	to entrap · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
heard	ἀκούσαντες akousantes	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
saying	λόγον logon	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

1 Kings 22:13-14 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king wit…
1 Corinthians 10:32-33 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
Matthew 17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou…
2 Corinthians 6:3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
Galatians 2:5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without pa…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 (Mat 15:10); He called the multitude. They were withdrawn while Christ discoursed with the scribes and Pharisees; probably those proud men ordered them to withdraw, as not willing to talk with Christ in their hearing; Christ must favour them at their pleasure with a discourse in…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 15:12

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.

John Gill on 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 were hypocrites; and that the prophecy of Isaiah, which describes such persons, belonging to them; or that not what goes into, but what comes out of a man, defiles him: whichever it was they have respect unto, or…

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John Calvin on Matthew 15:10-20

Matthew 15:10-20 Matthew 15:10-20 Mark 7:14-23 Luke 6:39 10. And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them, Hear and understand. 11. What entereth into the mouth polluteth not the man, but what goes out of the mouth polluteth the man. 12. Then his disciples approaching said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard that saying? 13. But he answering, said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. 14. Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man shall lead a blind man, both will fall into the ditch. 15. And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us that parable. 16. And Jesus said, Are you a…

The Church Fathers

When therefore they had heard these things, "the Pharisees," it is said, "were offended," not the multitudes. For "His disciples," so it is said, "came and said unto Him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard the saying?" Yet surely nothing had been said unto them.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 51

But if any one's faith be so strong that he understands that God's creature can in no way be defiled, let him eat what he will, after the food has been hallowed by the word of God and of prayer; yet so that this his liberty be not made an offence to the weak, as the Apostle speaks.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

In one of the Lord's discourses the whole superstition of Jewish observances had been cut down. They placed their whole religion in using or abstaining from certain meats. As this word 'scandalum' (offence or stumblingblock) is of such frequent use in ecclesiastical writings, we will shortly explain it. We might render it in Latin, 'offendiculum,' or 'ruina,' or 'impactio;' and so when we read, Whosoever shall scandalize, we understand, Whoso by word or deed has given an occasion of falling to any.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Zabulon — (Matt. 4:13, 15; Rev. 7:8). See ZEBULUN.
Ecclesiasticism · Traditional rules of the Jewish — Traditional rules of the Jewish
Offence · The wicked take, at: The necessity of inward purity — The wicked take, at: The necessity of inward purity
Parables · Parables of christ: Meats defiling not — Parables of christ: Meats defiling not
Pharisees · .Christ — .Christ
Pharisees, The · Christ: Offended, by his doctrine — Christ: Offended, by his doctrine
Teachers · .Admonition against — .Admonition against
Tradition · Not authoritative — Not authoritative

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 15:12

John Gill on Matthew 15:12

John Calvin on Matthew 15:10-20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 15:12

John Gill on Matthew 15:12

John Calvin on Matthew 15:10-20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 15:11