Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 15:10

"And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:" — Matthew 15:10 (ASV)

He called the multitude, and said unto them — The act was more startling and suggestive than appears on the surface. He did not appeal to the authority of great names or a higher tribunal. He removed the case, as it were, to another court, which His opponents did not recognize, and turned from the disputes and traditions of the schools to the unperverted conscience of the common people.