Matthew 15
1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?
4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;
6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,
8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?
13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.
14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.
16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?
17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:
20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.
23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.
25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.
26 But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.
27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.
28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Then Jesus, answering, said to her, O woman, great is your faith: let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.
29 Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.
30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:
31 The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.
33 The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?
34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.
35 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,
36 Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
38 A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.
39 After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.
