Matthew 15:15 - Exposition

Then answered Peter. The disciples could not understand the apparent depreciation of the external in religion; they did not see the meaning of what Christ had said. Peter, as their mouthpiece, asked for further explanation. Declare ; φράσον : edissere. Explain. Parable . The word in an extended sense is used of any hard, enigmatical saying or figurative expression. The term here is applied to the statement in Matthew 15:11 . The apostles did not comprehend the minimizing of the rules concerning purification, and the possibility of a man being defiled by what proceeded from his mouth. Inveterate prejudices die hard, and it is difficult to emancipate one's self from old modes of thought.