Matthew 15
1 Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
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 Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake 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 said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to 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 you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
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.
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
9 but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
10 And having called to [him] the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
12 Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
14 Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
15 And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
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 you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
18 but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
21 And Jesus, going forth from thence, went away into the parts of Tyre and Sidon;
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district 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 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.”
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 Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 But she came and did him homage, saying, Lord, help me.
The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
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.
“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.
29 And Jesus, going away from thence, came towards the sea of Galilee, and he went up into the mountain and sat down there;
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
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:
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.
31 so that the crowds wondered, seeing dumb speaking, crippled sound, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
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.
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.
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.”
33 And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in [the] wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd?
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
34 And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? But they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground;
And He instructed the crowd 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.
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.
37 And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
39 And, having dismissed the crowds, he went on board ship and came to the borders of Magadan.
After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
