Matthew 15
1 Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,
Then they come to Jesus from Jerusalem—scribes and Pharisees—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 Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they may 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 He answering said to them, “Why also do you transgress the command 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 your father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother—let him die the 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, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever you may be profited by me—
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 may not honor his father or his mother, and you set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
Hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,
8 This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it honors Me, but their heart is far off from Me;
9 but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”
10 And having called to [him] the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
And having called near 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.
[it is] not that which is coming into the mouth [that] defiles the man, but that which is coming forth from 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 His disciples having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?”
13 But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
And He answering said, “Every plant that My heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up;
14 Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
leave them alone, they are guides—blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
15 And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.
And Peter answering said to Him, “Explain to us this allegory.”
16 But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?
And Jesus said, “Are you also yet 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 you not understand that all that is going into the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast forth into the drain?
18 but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
But the things coming forth from the mouth come forth from the heart, and these defile the man;
19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, slanders:
20 these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.
these are the 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 Jesus having come forth from there, withdrew to the parts 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 woman, a Canaanite, having come forth from those borders, called to Him, saying, “Deal kindly with me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.”
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.
And He did not answer her a word; and His disciples having come to Him, were asking Him, saying, “Let her away, because she cries after us”;
24 But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.
and He answering 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.
And having come, she was worshiping 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 He answering said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.”
27 But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
And she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords’ 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.
then answering, Jesus said to her, “O woman, great [is] your faith, let it be to you as you will”; 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 to the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, He was sitting 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 there came to Him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they cast them at the feet of Jesus, 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 that the multitudes wondered, seeing mute ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and 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 called near His disciples, said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because now three days they continue with Me, and they do not have what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in 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 to us in a wilderness [will we get] so many loaves, as to fill 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 do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little 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 having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, He broke, and gave to His disciples, and the disciples [gave] to the multitude.
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 what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,
38 but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
39 And, having dismissed the crowds, he went on board ship and came to the borders of Magadan.
And having let away the multitudes, He went into the boat, and came to the borders of Magdala.
