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Explanation for:
Matthew
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And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.
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If the Pharisees upheld the law in order to cling to their traditions, and you paid them heed, how much more should you listen to Me, who at the right moment imparts the greater wisdom. However, He does not dismiss the significance of dietary laws, nor does He imply that Moses required them in vain or out of leniency; instead, He speaks with encouragement and counsel, using the essence of the matter as evidence. He states, “Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth defiles a man.” Through the inherent truth of the matter, He articulates and validates the law."},{"author-name":"Jerome of Stridon","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c88dcd3432c6dd41375498_Jerome%20of%20Stridon.png","category":"Holy Fathers and Teachers","century":4,"exegesis-text":"The scribes and Pharisees, intent on distorting God's careful command, sought to cloak their malice with false piety. They taught their misguided followers that if anyone wished to dedicate to God the true Father what should rightly be given to their parents, such an offering to God should take precedence over honoring one's parents. Consequently, it is possible that parents, observing what was dedicated to God and fearing condemnation for a sacrilegious act, endured hardship. Meanwhile, the offerings from children, masquerading as gifts to the temple of God, benefitted the priests financially. This grievous tradition of the Pharisees stemmed from another dishonest motive. Many individuals, having borrowed money from others but unwilling to repay their debts, channeled those funds to the priests, ensuring that the money they owed might be used for temple service and their personal expenses. The saying, \\"The gift that is from me shall help you,\\" essentially implies the following: the Pharisees encouraged children to tell their parents, \\"Father, mother, the offering I plan to present to God is being used to support you, and it will be beneficial for you,\\" thus leading the parents, aware that what their children held was meant for God, to choose a life of deprivation rather than partake in what was meant for divine service."},{"author-name":"Theophylact of Bulgaria","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8989296bafed9104677d7_Theophylact%20of%20Bulgaria.png","category":"Holy Fathers and Teachers","century":11,"exegesis-text":"The Lord refrains from addressing the Pharisees, recognizing their unhealable condition, instead directing His words towards the people. In doing so, He demonstrates His desire for them to receive His instruction. He implores them, “Hear and understand,” encouraging them to listen closely."},{"author-name":"Euthymios Zigabenos","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":11,"exegesis-text":"He summoned the nations and addressed them. After humbling and silencing them, he rendered them beyond healing, yet he directs his message to the people who are more deserving. Listen and comprehend. Pay attention to my words and grasp their meaning. He speaks in this manner to honor them, making it easier for them to receive his intended message."},{"author-name":"Abbot Panteleimon about the Trinity","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"After gathering the people, He directed His compassionate message towards them, desiring 'to impart profound teachings, abundant in wisdom. He said to them, Listen closely to Me, and understand; give careful heed to what I am about to share with you, for the principles I am about to present are truly deserving of your attention. If you have heeded the Pharisees, who compromised the Law in favor of their traditions, then you should all the more heed Me, who conveys the ultimate wisdom.'"},{"author-name":"Michail (Lusin)","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c89550c567e172d15b3055_Michail%20(Lusin).png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"\\"Summoning the crowd\\": \\"After humiliating and casting shame on those individuals, he abandoned them as irreparable and directed his message towards the people, deeming them more deserving\\" (Euph. Sig.), \\"so that he could impart a profound wisdom, rich and expansive\\" (Chrysostom). - \\"Listen and comprehend\\": a heightened call for focus, emphasizing the significance of the matter at hand (cf. Theophil.)."},{"author-name":"Gladkow B.I.","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c88bf0ceef8c96e09a6521_Gladkow%20B.I..png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"The Pharisees, revealed in their duplicity and departure from the Law, remained mute, offering no response to the question posed by Jesus. Desiring not to waste valuable truth on those incapable of receiving it, Jesus chose to leave the Pharisees to their concealed fury without further comment. However, to avoid leaving the crowd behind the Pharisees in confusion, He addressed the people, clarifying that it is not what enters a man's mouth that renders him unclean, but rather what emerges from his mouth that truly defiles him."},{"author-name":"Paul Matwejewski","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8969f5be0d592d5a10576_Paul%20Matwejewski.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"Following this, the Lord, recognizing that His fellow questioners were beyond healing and choosing not to engage with them further, turned His attention to the crowd to impart profound wisdom. “Listen to me, all of you, and comprehend!” This marked the start of His discourse, as He elucidated the essence of true defilement: “It is not what enters the mouth that renders a person unclean, but rather what emerges from the mouth that makes one unclean.” “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!\\""},{"author-name":"Bogolepow D.P.","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"After addressing the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, the Lord drew the people nearer to teach them about true defilement and what makes a person culpable before God. 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They also likely felt offended because Christ's address to the crowd challenged their authority. In response to the report of the Pharisees’ offense, Jesus referred to either their teachings, which were manmade and not from God and therefore needed to be discarded, or He referred to the Pharisees directly, indicating that although they were teachers of the people, they did not follow God’s will as intended and thus were not under His care. As such, they were destined for judgment. Hence, He advised to disregard them: do not be swayed by their teachings, or you risk falling into their folly; leave them to their own devices.\\n\\nSubsequently, Peter, representing the disciples, sought clarification from the Lord regarding His puzzling statement about defilement stemming from what enters or exits the mouth. The Lord explained that what He referred to as coming into the mouth is food, while what emerges from the mouth encompasses wicked thoughts, desires, and intentions that stem from the heart. These latter things reveal the impurity of the human soul, while food simply passes through the body without influencing the spirit."},{"author-name":"Alexander Gorsky","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8884037c1e1c51e1332e2_Alexander%20Gorsky.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"In addressing the situation, Jesus conveyed that genuine purity arises not from adhering to external regulations, but rather from cleansing one’s heart of anything that contradicts God’s commandments. He illustrated this with a brief parable: It is not what enters the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person, and with that, He urged the listeners: Hear and understand. The essence of the parable reflects the topic of discourse and likely serves as a response to the Pharisees' concerns; according to their beliefs, a person who eats with unwashed hands becomes unclean simply through the act of eating. The Pharisees were not content with being challenged on their traditions in relation to God's law, nor with Jesus labeling their piety as hypocrisy. His final statement provided them with further grounds for their contempt, as it could be applied broadly to dietary laws. Nevertheless, the Lord chose not to pursue the discussion any further and departed from the crowd."}]}
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