Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
Parallel translations
- WEB He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, 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:
- NKJV When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
- NASB After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
- NLT Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
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Quick answer
Jesus called the crowd to hear and understand a vital truth. He turns from rebuking the leaders to teaching all the people.
Overview
Summoning the multitude, Jesus signaled that what followed was important for everyone, not just His critics. His call to hear and understand invites genuine spiritual comprehension. He was about to redefine what truly defiles a person, shifting the focus from external rituals to the heart.
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Cross-references · 11
- Matt 15:10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
- Isa 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Prov 8:5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- Acts 8:30So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
- Luke 12:54–57Then 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.
- Ps 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
- 1 Kgs 18:21Then 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.
- 1 Kgs 22:28But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
- Ps 49:1–2For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
- Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 20:45–47In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
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