Matthew 15
1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
“Why do yoʋr disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God 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 God commanded, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely 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 you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever benefit yoʋ might have received from me is now a gift devoted to God,” then he certainly need not honor his father or his mother.’
6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
You have nullified the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said,
8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
‘This people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
Then Jesus called the crowd over and said to them, “Listen and understand:
11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
Then his disciples came and said to him, “Do yoʋ know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what yoʋ said?”
13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
Jesus answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Leave them be; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”
15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Then Peter said to him in response, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
Do you not yet understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
Then Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district 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 behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came and cried out to him, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
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 respond to her at all. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
In response Jesus said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
But she came and bowed down before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
He replied, “It is not good 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.”
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
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 answered her, “O woman, great is yoʋr faith; it will be done for yoʋ as yoʋ wish.” And her daughter was healed 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.
Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on the mountain and sat down.
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.
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. They put them at the feet of Jesus, 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 the crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified 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.”
Then Jesus called his disciples over and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without having eaten, lest they faint on the way.”
33 The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
His disciples said to him, “Where can we get so many loaves in such a desolate place to fill such a large crowd?”
34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
So he commanded the crowds to sit down on 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 taking the seven loaves and the fish, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
They all ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
38 A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
Besides women and children, there were four thousand men who had eaten.
39 After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
After sending the crowds away, Jesus got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.
