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Mark 7:14

12 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.

13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:

15 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.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
KJV
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
WEB
He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
ASV
And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:
DARBY
And having called again the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all [of you], and understand:
BLB
And having summoned the crowd again, He was saying to them, “Hear Me, all, and understand:
ÅB
Og han kalte igjen folket til seg og sa til dem: Hør på meg alle, og forstå hva jeg sier!
OTB
Så kalte Jesus folkemengden til seg igjen og sa, “Hør på Meg, alle sammen, og forstå:
B1930
Og han kalte atter folket til sig og sa til dem: Hør på mig alle, og forstå hvad jeg sier!

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Cross references

  • Matthew 15:10

    Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

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  • Proverbs 8:5

    O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

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  • Isaiah 6:9

    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

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  • Acts 8:30

    So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

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  • Psalms 94:8

    Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

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  • 1 Kings 18:21

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

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  • Luke 12:54–57

    Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

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  • 1 Kings 22:28

    But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

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