Matthew 15:16

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“And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?”Matthew 15:16

What Does Matthew 15:16 Mean?

Matthew 15:16 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 15, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Matthew 15:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Mark 7:18“And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;”Matthew 16:9“Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?”Mark 9:32“But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.”Matthew 15:10“And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:”Mark 7:15“There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.”Mark 16:14“Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.”Luke 9:45“But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.”Hebrews 5:12“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.”Proverbs 7:7“And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,”Isaiah 28:9“Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.”Matthew 13:51“Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.”Matthew 16:11“How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?”Mark 6:52“For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.”Mark 8:17“And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?”Luke 18:34“And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.”Luke 24:45“Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,”Romans 1:31“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”Matthew 16:7“And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.”

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