Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted — The disciples could hardly fail to connect these words with the parable they had he…

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for the…

St. Jerome: In one of the Lord's discourses, the entire superstition of Jewish observances was cut down. They placed their wh…

Every plant. As the indifferent success of the doctrine had wounded their weak minds, Christ intended to remedy this evil. Now the remedy …

But he answered, and said
As being unconcerned at their rage, and having nothing to fear from them; and being well s…

Christ shows that the defilement they should fear was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which sho…

Above, the Lord showed the power of His teaching under figures; now He shows its sufficiency. This is shown in two ways. Firstly, He shows that He …