And he called to him the multitude again (κα προσκαλεσαμενος παλιν τον οχλον). Aorist middle participle, calling to himself. The r…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: The Jews focus on and complain about only the bodily purification of the law; our Lord wishes to int…

After speaking directly to the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, Jesus called the crowd around him because he wanted them to hear the crux of …

And when he, had called all the people unto him
The Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, instead of "all", read aga…

Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corr…