Matthew 15:15
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Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
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Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable--"when He was entered into the house from the people," says Mark (Mar 7:17).
Open source ↗In this chapter, we have our Lord Jesus, as the great Prophet teaching, as the great Physician healing, and as the great Shepherd of the sheep feeding; as the Father of spirits instructing them; as the Conqueror of Satan dispossessing him; and as concerned for the bodies of his people, providing for them. Here is, I. Christ's discourse with the scribes and Pharisees about human traditions and injunctions (Mat 15:1-9). II. His discourse with the multitude, and with his disciples, concerning the things that defile a man (Mat 15:10-20). III. His casting of the devil out of the woman of Canaan's daughter (Mat 15:21-28). IV. His healing of all that were brought to him (Mat 15:29-31). V. His feeding of four thousand men, with seven loaves and a few little fishes (Mat 15:32-39).
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Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.