Matthew 15
1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
THEN came to Jeshu Pharishee and Sophree, who were from Urishlem, saying,
2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Jeshu answered, and said to them, Why also do ye transgress the commandment of Aloha for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
For Aloha hath said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and whoso curseth his father or his mother, to die he shall die:
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 ye say, Every one who shall say to a father, or to a mother, (It is) my oblation whatever thou wouldst be profited by me,
6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
and shall not honour his father or his mother (shall be guiltless). Thus you have abolished the word of Aloha for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Ye hypocrites! rightly prophesied concerning you Eshaia the prophet, and said,
8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
This people with the lips honour me, but their heart (is) very far from me.
9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
But in vain they reverence me, while they teach the doctrines of the commandments of men.
10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
And he called to the multitudes, and said to them, Hear, and understand:
11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
It is not that which, entering the mouth, contaminates a man; but that which shall come from the mouth, that contaminates a man.
12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
Then drew near his disciples, saying to him, Knowest thou that the Pharishee who heard this word were offended?
13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
But he answered, and said to them, Every plantation which my Father who is in heaven hath not planted shall be rooted up.
14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Leave them: they are blind leaders of the blind; but if a blind man shall lead a blind man, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
And Shemun Kipha answered and said, My Lord, expound to us this parable.
16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
But he said to them, Do you also not yet understand?
17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
Know you not that whatsoever entereth the mouth, goeth into the belly, and from thence in purification it is cast without?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
But whatsoever from the mouth shall come forth, from the heart cometh forth, and this contaminates a child of man.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adultery, murder, fornication, robbery, false witness, blasphemy.
20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
These are they which defile a man; but if any one eat when his hands are not washed, he is not defiled.
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
AND Jeshu went forth from thence, and came to the borders of Tsur and Tsaidon.
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, beheld, a Canaanite woman from those coasts came forth crying, and saying, Have mercy upon me, my Lord, son of David! my daughter is grievously possessed with the demon!
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 did not return her an answer. And the disciples approached and requested from him, saying, Dismiss her, for she crieth after us.
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But he answered and said to them, I am not sent but to the sheep which have wandered from the house of Israel.
25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
Then she came, worshipped him, and said, My Lord, help me!
26 But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
Jeshu said to her, It is not proper to take the children's bread and throw 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, Even so, my Lord; yet the dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from the tables of their masters, and live.
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 said Jeshu to her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it to thee as thou wilt! And healed was her daughter 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 Jeshu passed from thence, and came near the sea of Galila; and he ascended the mountain and sat 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 drew near to him great gatherings (of people), and with them there were the lame, and the blind, and the dumb, and the mutilated, and many others; and they cast them at the feet of Jeshu, and he healed them.
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 those multitudes were astounded as they beheld the dumb speaking, and the mutilated made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the Aloha of Isroel.
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.”
BUT Jeshu himself called his disciples, and said to them, I have pity for this multitude, who, behold, for three days have continued with me, but there is nothing for them to eat; and to send them away fasting, I am unwilling, lest they should faint in the way.
33 The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
The disciples say to him, Whence can we have bread in the wilderness, that we may satisfy this whole multitude?
34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
Jeshu saith to them, How many loaves have you? They say to him, Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
And he directed that the multitudes should recline upon the ground.
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 those seven loaves and the fishes, and offered praise, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes;
37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
and they all did eat and were satisfied: and they took up of the abundance of fragments seven baskets full.
38 A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
And they who had eaten, were four thousand men, besides 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 dismissed the multitudes, he ascended into a ship, and came to the coasts of Magodu.
