Mark 7:14
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
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.
Compare
- 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!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 15:10
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Read in contextProverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Read in contextActs 8:30
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Read in contextPsalms 94:8
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Read in context1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Read in contextLuke 12:54–57
And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Read in context1 Kings 22:28
And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
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