Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Then Jesus called the crowds to come to Him, and He said to them, "Listen and understand.
New American Standard Bible
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them,
King James Version
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Holman Bible
Summoning the crowd, He told them,
International Standard Version
Then calling out to the crowd, he addressed them, "Listen and understand!
A Conservative Version
And having called in the multitude, he said to them, Hear and understand.
American Standard Version
And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Amplified
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said,
Anderson New Testament
And he called the multitude to him, and said to them: Hear and understand;
Bible in Basic English
And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
Common New Testament
And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then he called the multitude and said to them, hear and understand.
Darby Translation
And having called to him the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
Godbey New Testament
And calling the multitude to Him, He said to them, Hear and understand:
Goodspeed New Testament
And he called the people to him and said to them,
John Wesley New Testament
And calling the multitudes he said to them, Hear and understand.
Julia Smith Translation
And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand.
King James 2000
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And summoning the crowd, he said to them, "Hear and understand:
Modern King James verseion
And He called the crowd and said to them, Hear and understand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he called the people unto him, and said to them, "Hear and understand.
Moffatt New Testament
Then he called the crowd and said to them, "Listen, understand this:
Montgomery New Testament
Then Jesus called the people to him and said:
NET Bible
Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.
New Heart English Bible
He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.
Noyes New Testament
And calling the multitude, he said to them, Hear, and understand.
Sawyer New Testament
And having called the multitude, he said, Hear and understand.
The Emphasized Bible
And, calling near the multitude, he said to them - Hear and understand!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then Jesus called the people to him, and said: "Listen, and mark my words.
Webster
And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:
Weymouth New Testament
Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
Williams New Testament
And He called the people to Him and said, "Listen to this and learn it!
World English Bible
He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.
Worrell New Testament
And, having called the multitude near, He said to them, "Hear, and understand:
Worsley New Testament
And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, Hear and understand it:
Youngs Literal Translation
And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand:
Themes
Defilement » What defiles a man
Ecclesiasticism » Traditional rules of the jewish
Heart » What proceeds from the heart
Parables » Parables of Christ » Meats » Not defiling
Speech/communication » The things which proceed out of the mouth
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 15:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Defilement From Within
9 They are worshiping me for nothing [because they are] teaching principles that are [merely] the requirements of men.'" 10 Then Jesus called the crowds to come to Him, and He said to them, "Listen and understand. 11 It is not what enters the mouth of a person that [spiritually] corrupts him, but what proceeds out of his mouth that [spiritually] corrupts him."
Cross References
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one [i.e., the devil] comes to him and grabs away what had been sown in his heart. This is the person who was scattered to the side of the road.
Matthew 24:15
"Therefore, when you see that disgusting thing which causes total destruction [i.e., the Roman armies. See Luke 21:20], which Daniel the prophet spoke about [Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11], standing in the sacred place [i.e., Jerusalem and especially the Temple area], (let the reader understand [what is meant by this]),
Mark 7:14-15
Then He called the crowd to Him again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand [what I am saying].
Luke 20:45-47
Then Jesus said to His disciples in the hearing of all the people,
Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds [miraculously ?] so they would understand the Scriptures.
Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you a spirit [i.e., a disposition] of wisdom and revelation [or, "give you the spiritual gifts of wisdom and revelation"], so you can have full knowledge of God.
Colossians 1:9
So, this is why, since the day we heard about these things, we do not stop praying for you and requesting that you people be filled [by God] with the knowledge of what He wants [for your lives], and with spiritual wisdom and understanding.
James 1:5
But if any one of you lacks wisdom, he should pray to God, who gives to everyone generously and does not begrudge [the person who asks], and it will be given to him.