Matthew 15:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. ”

Matthew 15:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, Ps...
Matthew 15:20 - 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 15:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

And pollute the man. Instead of the verb pollute, the Greek term is κοινοῖ, make common; as Mark, a little before, ( Mark 7:2 ,) used the phrase, κοιναῖς χερσὶ, with common hand...
Matthew 15:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. These - defile a man - Our Lord's argument is very plain. What goes into the mouth descends into the stom...
Matthew 15:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

These are the things which defile a man— Thus our Lord defended his disciples by a beautiful chain of reasoning, wherein he has shewn the true nature of actions, and loaded with perpetual infamy th...
Matthew 15:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Thus do...
Matthew 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

These are the things which defile a man ,.... These are filthy in themselves, and must pollute all in whom they are; they bring a defilement on the whole man, both body and soul, fasten guilt upon h...
Matthew 15:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Ver. 20. These are the things which defile a man ] Make him a loathsome leper in God's sight, his hea...
Matthew 15:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Peter said, Declare unto us this parable That is, the sentence, maxim, or proverb, mentioned Matthew 15:11 . Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man , &c. A declaration very inte...
Matthew 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 17-20. Mark hath this, with very small difference in words, Mark 7:18-23 ; only he specifies some more sins than Matthew enumerates. The sum of what our Saviour saith is this: That all sin pr...
Matthew 15:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“These are the things which defile the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.” It is such things that really defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands (while not a good i...
Matthew 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - 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 15:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts. Our evil thoughts I. When may your thoughts be counted voluntary, and we be truly and justly answerable for then? 1. When evil thoughts are plainl...
Matthew 15:20 - 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 15:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus explains the parable:
Matthew 15:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 1 Corinthians 3:17 ; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 ; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ; Ephesians 5:3-6 ; Luke 11:38-40 ; Matthew 15:2 ; Matthew 23:25 ; Matthew 23:26 ; Mark 7:3 ; Mark 7:...

Matthew 15:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 15:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 15:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 15:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 15:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 15:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 15:20 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 15:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 15:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 15:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge