Matthew 15:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. ”

Matthew 15:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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....
Matthew 15:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Washing of Hands and the Traditions of the Elders ( Mark 7:1-23 *). Mt. is again briefer than Mk. He omits the parenthetical explanation Mark 7:3 f. and the technical term Corban, turns the...
Matthew 15:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

they be, &c. Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6. if, &c.: i.e. experience will show it. App-118.
Matthew 15:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. Let them alone. He sets them aside as unworthy of notice, and concludes that the offense which they take ought not to give us much uneasiness. Hence has arisen the distinction, of which...
Matthew 15:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Let them alone - Αφετε αυτους, give them up, or leave them. These words have been...
Matthew 15:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They be blind leaders, &c.— "Teachers who foolishly think to lead their disciples to perfection by the observation of precepts wherein there is not the smallest degree of true piety; and who wi...
Matthew 15:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead...
Matthew 15:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Traditions of the Elders. The Canaanitish Woman. Feeding the Four Thousand 1-20. Unwashed hands and the traditions of the elders ( Mark 7:1 ). In this important controversy Jesus defined His p...
Matthew 15:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They be blind leaders of the blind. — It would appear from Romans 2:19 that the phrase was one in common use to describe the ideal of the Rabbi’s calling. Now they heard it in a new form, which t...
Matthew 15:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1-36 - Matthew 15:1-39 - Matthew 16:1-12 . THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet be...
Matthew 15:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

What Really Defiles Matthew 15:10-20 It is good to study our Lord's list of the sources of soul-pollution. Evil thoughts come first. We cannot prevent an evil suggestion being presented to ou...
Matthew 15:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The question was not of cleanliness, but of ritual. This washing of hands to remove imaginary evil was a part of the tradition of the elders. Against the binding of such burdens on men our Lord passi...
Matthew 15:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: (11) Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. (12) Then...
Matthew 15:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

UNCONSCIOUS BLINDNESS ‘Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.’ Matthew 15:14 The pathos of the perverted conscie...
Matthew 15:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let them alone ,.... Have nothing to say, or do with them; do not mind their anger and resentment, their reproaches and reflections, nor trouble yourselves at the offence they have taken; if they wi...
Matthew 15:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Ver. 14. Let them alone ] A dreadful doom; like that, Hosea 4:14 ; "I will no...
Matthew 15:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let them alone Do not trouble or concern yourselves about their censures: neither court their favour nor dread their displeasure, nor much care though they be offended. Seek not to please a generat...
Matthew 15:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

After the power and grace of the Lord Jesus has wrought so great, refreshing blessing, the cold, barren criticism of scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem is an example of how the deadening principle of...
Matthew 15:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the m...
Matthew 15:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 13,14. Every plant may be understood of doctrines, practices, or persons. These scribes and Pharisees are a wretched generation, that are got into the sheepfold not at the door; my Father neve...
Matthew 15:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Let them alone. They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.” In contrast the Pharisees must be left to themselves, for they are blind guides, and anyone who...
Matthew 15:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 15:1 . Of Jerusalem. — From Jerusalem (see R.V.). Probably a deputation from the Sanhedrin sent expressly to watch Him. Matthew 15:2 . Transgress the tradition. —The J...
Matthew 15:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Our Lord had been busily engaged in healing the sick, and now these pettifoggers came round about him to...
Matthew 15:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:2 . Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? The cabala, or unwritten law, was counted by the pharisees of equal authority with the law itself. Rabbi Aquiba says, he...
Matthew 15:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

They be blind leaders of the blind. Blind guides The bankrupt who asks a bankrupt to set him up in business again, is only losing time. The pauper who travels off to a neighbouring pauper, and...
Matthew 15:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 15:1-40 Discourse concerning ceremonial pollution. ( Mark 7:1-41 .) Matthew 15:1 Then . This is after the third Passover, which whether our Lord attended or not...
Matthew 15:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Pharisees take offense:
Matthew 15:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 6:5 ; 2 Peter 2:1 ; 2 Peter 2:17 ; Ezekiel 14:10 ; Ezekiel 14:9 ; Hosea 4:17 ; Isaiah 42:19 ; Isaiah 56:10 ; Isaiah 9:16 ; Jeremiah 5:31 ; Jeremiah 6:15 ; Jeremiah 8:12 ; Luke...
Matthew 15:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Let them alone — If they are indeed blind leaders of the blind; let them alone: concern not yourselves about them: a plain direction how to behave with regard to all such. Luke 6:39 .

Matthew 15:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 15:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 15:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 15:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 15:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 15:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 15:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 15:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes