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Matthew 15:15-17
New English Translation
Matthew 15:15-17
New English Translation
15 But Peter[a] said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” 16 Jesus[b] said, “Even after all this, are you still so foolish? 17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?[c]
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- Matthew 15:15 tn Grk “And answering, Peter said to him.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
- Matthew 15:16 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 15:17 tn Or “into the latrine.”
Matthew 15:15-17
New International Version
Matthew 15:15-17
New International Version
15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(A)
16 “Are you still so dull?”(B) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
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