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What Defiles a Man

Matthew 15:10

In 9 translations

BSB
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
KJV
¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
WEB
He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
ASV
And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
LSV
And having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
YLT
And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand:
DBY
And having called to [him] the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
DRC
And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.
GNV
Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἀκούετε καὶ συνίετε·
RP2018
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀκούετε καὶ συνίετε.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀκούετε καὶ συνίετε.
SCR1894
και προσκαλεσαμενος τον οχλον ειπεν αυτοις ακουετε και συνιετε

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  • Mark 7:14–15Once 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.”
  • Luke 20:45–47In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples, “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the…
  • Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  • Luke 24:45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
  • Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
  • Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
  • 1 Kings 22:28But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
  • Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
  • Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
  • James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
  • Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

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