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. They said,
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 violate the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?
He answered and said to them, “Then why do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your traditions?
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 your mother,' and 'He who speaks evil of his father or mother, will surely die.'
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 says to his father or mother “Whatever help you would have received from me is now a gift given 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.
that person does not need to honor his father. In this way you have made void the word of God for the sake of your traditions.
7 Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
8 This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
They worship me in vain, because they teach as their doctrines the commandments of people.'”
10 And having called to [him] the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
Then he called the crowd to himself and said to them, “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.
Nothing that enters into the mouth defiles a person. Instead, what comes out of the mouth, this is what defiles a person.”
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 and said to Jesus, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”
13 But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
Jesus answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted 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.
Let them alone, they are blind guides. If a blind person guides another blind person, both will fall into a pit.”
15 And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.
Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?
Jesus said, “Are you 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 you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is then passed out into the latrine?
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. They are the things that defile a person.
19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and slander.
20 these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.
These are the things that defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 And Jesus, going forth from thence, went away into the parts of Tyre and Sidon;
Then Jesus went away from there and withdrew toward the regions of the cities 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.
Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from that region. She shouted out and said, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely 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 Jesus answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is shouting after us.”
24 But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.
But Jesus answered and said, “I was not sent to anyone except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 But she came and did him homage, saying, Lord, help me.
But she came and bowed down before 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.
He answered and said, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it 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.
She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the little dogs eat some of the crumbs that fall from their masters' tables.”
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 answered and said to her, “Woman, great is your faith; let it be done for you just as you wish.” At that hour her daughter was healed.
29 And Jesus, going away from thence, came towards the sea of Galilee, and he went up into the mountain and sat down there;
Jesus left that place and went near to the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a hill and 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:
Large crowds came to him. They brought with them lame, blind, mute, and crippled people, and many others who were sick. They presented them at 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 the crowd marveled when they saw the mute persons speak, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. They praised 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.
Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me for three days already and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without eating, or they may 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?
The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy so large a crowd?”
34 And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? But they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground;
Then Jesus commanded 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.
He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave them to the crowd.
37 And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
The people all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
38 but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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.
Then Jesus sent the crowds away and got into the boat and went into the region of Magadan.
