Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.” New Living Translation Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.” English Standard Version But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.” Berean Standard Bible Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” Berean Literal Bible And Peter answering said to Him, "Explain this parable to us." King James Bible Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. New King James Version Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” New American Standard Bible Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.” NASB 1995 Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.” NASB 1977 And Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.” Legacy Standard Bible Now Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.” Amplified Bible Peter asked Him, “Explain this parable [about what defiles a person] to us.” Christian Standard Bible Then Peter said, “Explain this parable to us.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” American Standard Version And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Shimeon Kaypha answered and said to him: “My Lord, explain to us this parable.” Contemporary English Version Peter replied, "What did you mean when you talked about the things that make people unclean?" Douay-Rheims Bible And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable. English Revised Version And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable. GOD'S WORD® Translation Peter said to him, "Explain this illustration to us." Good News Translation Peter spoke up, "Explain this saying to us." International Standard Version Then Peter told him, "Explain to us this parable." Literal Standard Version And Peter answering said to Him, “Explain to us this allegory.” Majority Standard Bible Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” New American Bible Then Peter said to him in reply, “Explain [this] parable to us.” NET Bible But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." New Revised Standard Version But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” New Heart English Bible And answering, Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." Webster's Bible Translation Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable. Weymouth New Testament "Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter. World English Bible Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.” Young's Literal Translation And Peter answering said to him, 'Explain to us this simile.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context What Defiles a Man…14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” 15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” 16“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.… Cross References Matthew 13:18 Consider, then, the parable of the sower: Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." Matthew 15:16 "Do you still not understand?" Jesus asked. Mark 7:17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable. Treasury of Scripture Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable. Declare. Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. Mark 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. Mark 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. Jump to Previous Clear Declare Explain Expound Figurative Language Parable Peter Simile StoryJump to Next Clear Declare Explain Expound Figurative Language Parable Peter Simile StoryMatthew 15 1. Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees 7. for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10. teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21. He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 29. and other great multitudes; 32. and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men (15) Declare unto us this parable.--The answer shows that Peter's question referred not to the proverb that immediately preceded, but to what seemed to him the strange, startling utterance of Matthew 15:11. It was significant that he could not as yet take in the thought that it was a truth to be received literally. To him it seemed a dark enigmatic saying, which required an explanation, like that which had been given of the parable of the Sower, to make its meaning clear.Verse 15. - 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 ver. 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. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek PeterΠέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. said Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. to Him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Explain Φράσον (Phrason) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 5419: To declare, explain, interpret. Probably akin to phrasso through the idea of defining; to indicate, i.e., to expound. this ταύτην (tautēn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. parable παραβολήν (parabolēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. to us.” ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. 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