< Matthew 15 >
1 Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,
Then scholars and Pharisees from Jerusalem come to Jesus, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?
And having answered, he said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, because of your tradition?
4 For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
But ye say, Whoever may say to the father or the mother, Whatever thou might have benefited from me is an offering.
6 and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.
And he will, no, not honor his father or mother. And ye have annulled the command of God because of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying,
8 This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.
9 but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And having called to [him] the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
And having called in the multitude, he said to them, Hear and understand.
11 Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
12 Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?
Then having come near, his disciples said to him, Know thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard the saying?
13 But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
But having answered, he said, Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant, will be uprooted.
14 Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
Leave them. They are blind leaders of blind men, and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch.
15 And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.
And having answered, Peter said to him, Explain this parable to us.
16 But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?
And Jesus said, Are ye also still without understanding?
17 Do ye not yet apprehend, that everything that enters into the mouth finds its way into the belly, and is cast forth into the draught?
Do ye not yet understand, that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into a toilet?
18 but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.
19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, revilings.
20 these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.
These are things defiling the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.
21 And Jesus, going forth from thence, went away into the parts of Tyre and Sidon;
And having gone out from there, Jesus departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.
22 and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried [to him] saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman having come out from those regions, cried out to him, saying, Be merciful to me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously demon-possessed.
23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to [him] and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.
24 But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.
But having answered, he said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and did him homage, saying, Lord, help me.
But having come, she worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.
And having answered, he said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs.
27 But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
But she said, Yes, Lord, for even the house dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
28 Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith [is] great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Then Jesus having answered, said to her, O woman, great is thy faith. Be it done for thee as thou desire. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 And Jesus, going away from thence, came towards the sea of Galilee, and he went up into the mountain and sat down there;
And having departed from there, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee. And having gone up onto the mountain, he sat there.
30 and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:
And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. And they placed them beside Jesus' feet, and he healed them,
31 so that the crowds wondered, seeing dumb speaking, crippled sound, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 But Jesus, having called his disciples to [him], said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat, and I would not send them away fasting lest they should faint on the way.
And Jesus having summoned his disciples, he said, I feel compassion toward the multitude because they continue with me now three days and do not have what they might eat. And I do not want to dismiss them without food, lest they might faint on the way.
33 And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in [the] wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd?
And his disciples say to him, From where are so many loaves for us in a wilderness so as to feed so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? But they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground;
And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground.
36 and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he broke [them] and gave [them] to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
And after taking the seven loaves and the fishes, having expressed thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
37 And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
And they all ate and were filled. And they took up seven hampers full of the fragments that remained.
38 but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And, having dismissed the crowds, he went on board ship and came to the borders of Magadan.
And having dismissed the multitudes, he entered into the boat, and came into the regions of Magdala.