After He calledthe crowdto Him again,He [began] sayingto them, "Listento Me, allof you, and understand:
Elijahcamenearto allthe peopleand said,"Howlong[will] you hesitatebetweentwoopinions?Ifthe LORDis God,followHim; but ifBaal,followhim." But the peopledid not answerhim a word.
Micaiahsaid,"Ifyou indeedreturnsafelythe LORDhas not spokenby me." And he said,"Listen,allyou people."
Payheed,you senselessamong the people;And whenwill you understand,stupidones?
"O naiveones,understandprudence;And, O fools,understandwisdom.
He said,"Go,and tellthispeople:'Keepon listening,but do not perceive;Keepon looking,but do not understand.'
whichJeremiahthe prophetspoketo allthe peopleof Judahand to allthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem,saying,
After Jesus calledthe crowdto Him, He saidto them, "Hearand understand.
[thus] invalidatingthe wordof Godby your traditionwhichyou have handed down;and you domany thingssuchas that."
there is nothingoutsidethe manwhich candefilehim if it goesinto him; but the things which proceedout of the manare what defilethe man.
Underthesecircumstances,after so many thousandsof peoplehad gathered togetherthat they were steppingon one another,He begansayingto His disciplesfirst[of all, ]"Bewareof the leavenof the Pharisees,whichis hypocrisy.
Philipranup and heardhim readingIsaiahthe prophet,and said,"Do you understandwhatyou are reading?"
