Matthew 15
1 Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:
Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
"Why do your disciples disobey 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 you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:
And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
4 Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
5 But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.
But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"
6 And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition.
he is not to honor his father or his mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:
You hypocrites. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.
'These people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
And in vain do they worship me, teaching instructions that are the commandments of humans.'"
10 And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.
He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
That which enters into the mouth does not defile the person; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the person."
12 Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?
Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"
13 But he answering them, said: Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
14 Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
15 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.
And answering, Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."
16 But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?
So he said, "Do you also still not understand?
17 Do you not understand, that whatsoever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy?
Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the person.
19 For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
These are the things which defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person."
21 And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.
And look, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and started shouting, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is severely demonized."
23 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:
But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and pleaded with him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting at us."
24 And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.
But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
25 But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.
But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."
26 Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.
But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
27 But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
28 Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour.
Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith. Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 And when Jesus had passed away from thence, he came nigh the sea of Galilee. And going up into a mountain, he sat there.
Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
30 And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed them:
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them.
31 So that the multitudes marvelled seeing the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, crippled healthy, lame walking, and blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 And Jesus called together his disciples, and said: I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have not what to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Jesus summoned the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."
33 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude?
Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"
34 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes.
Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.
He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground;
36 And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the people.
and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.
37 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
38 And they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside children and women.
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And having dismissed the multitude, he went up into a boat, and came into the coasts of Magedan.
Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
