Matthew 15 · Verse 12

Matthew 15:12

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
Matthew 15:12, King James Version

Matthew 15:12 in other translations

BSBThen the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
WEBThen the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
ASVThen came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?
YLTThen his disciples having come near, said to him, ‘Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'
DARBYThen his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?
BBEThen the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?
WebsterThen came his disciples, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying?

What does Matthew 15:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?--They had given vent to their irritation, and perhaps threats, not to our Lord Himself, from whom they seem to have slunk away, but to some of the disciples, who report it to their Master.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 12. The Pharisees were offended. They were so zealous of their traditions that they could not endure that their absurdities should be exposed.

Mt 15:10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The Pharisees were offended - None so liable to take offense as formalists and hypocrites, when you attempt to take away the false props from the one, and question the sincerity of the other. Besides, a Pharisee must never be suspected of ignorance, for they are the men, and wisdom must die with them!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 15:10-20

Christ shows that the defilement they ought to fear, was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which showed the wickedness of their hearts. Nothing will last in the soul but the regenerating graces of the Holy Spirit; and nothing should be admitted into the church but what is from above; therefore, whoever is offended by a plain, seasonable declaration of the truth, we…

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Matthew 15:12 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΤότεToteThenG5119
προσελθόντεςproselthonteshaving come nearG4334
οἱhoitheG3588
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesG3101
λέγουσινlegousinspokeG3004
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
οἶδαςoidasKnow You
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οἱhoitheG3588
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPhariseesG5330
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshaving heardG191
τὸνtontheG3588
λόγονlogonsayingG3056
ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶eskandalisthēsanwere offended?G4624

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 15:12

  • 1 Corinthians 10:32-33

    Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

  • 1 Kings 22:13-14

    And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.

  • Matthew 17:27

    Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:3

    Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

  • James 3:17

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

  • Galatians 2:5

    To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Knowest.
17:27; 1Ki 22:13,14; 1Co 10:32,33; 2Co 6:3; Ga 2:5; Jas 3:17

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Context

  • Matthew 15:11

    Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

  • Matthew 15:12

    Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

  • Matthew 15:13

    But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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Matthew 15:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces llegándose sus discípulos, le dijeron: ¿Sabes que los Fariseos oyendo esta palabra se ofendieron?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors ses disciples, s’approchant, lui dirent: Sais-tu que les pharisiens ont été scandalisés en entendant cette parole?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dann traten seine Jünger herzu und sprachen zu ihm: Weißt du, daß die Pharisäer sich ärgerten, als sie das Wort hörten?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc accedentes discipuli ejus, dixerunt ei: Scis quia pharisæi audito verbo hoc, scandalizati sunt?