Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 15:1-39
Jesus Is Confirmed As The Son of God, Begins To Establish His New Congregation, Reaches Out To Gentiles, Is Acknowledged As Messiah By His Disciples, and Reveals His Inherent Glory (13:53-17:27). The advance of the Kingly Rule of Heaven leading up to the final consummation having been made clear by His parables Jesus is now confirmed as the Son of God (Matthew 14:33; Matthew 16:16; Matthew 18:26) and begins to establish a new open community (Matthew 14:13-21; Matthew 15:32-39; Matthew 16:18;... read more
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:19
EVIL THOUGHTS‘For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts.’ Matthew 15:19 The depravity of man is a fact attested by history and experience. The source of the depravity is spiritual; the evil is enthroned in the thoughts. I. Evil thoughts.( a) Vain thoughts. Not of a directly noxious quality; yet, light, empty, trifling, and insignificant, they form a most fearful waste of the noble faculty of thought.( b) Thoughts of a directly irreligious tendency. Impious and unworthy conceptions of God;... read more