King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 15:10

“And he called the multitude, and said unto them, ‹Hear, and understand:›”

Verse in context — Matthew 15

‹This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with› [their] ‹lips; but their heart is far from me.›

‹But in vain they do worship me, teaching› [for] ‹doctrines the commandments of men.›

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, ‹Hear, and understand:›

‹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.›

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.