Matthew 15
1 Then some Pharisees and religious teachers from Jerusalem came to Jesus and asked him,
Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of our forefathers by not washing their hands before they eat a meal?”
“Why do yoʋr disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 “Why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?” Jesus replied.
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 “For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Those who curse their father or mother should be put to death.’
For God commanded, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely die.’
5 But you say that if someone tells their father or mother, ‘Whatever you might have expected to get from me is now a gift to God,’ then
But you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever benefit yoʋ might have received from me is now a gift devoted to God,” then he certainly need not honor his father or his mother.’
6 they don't have to honor their father. In this way you've annulled God's word for the sake of your tradition.
You have nullified the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! How well Isaiah described you when he prophesied:
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said,
8 ‘These people say they honor me but in their minds they don't care about me.
‘This people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 Their worship of me is pointless. What they teach are just man-made requirements.’”
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
10 He called the crowd over and told them, “Listen, and understand this:
Then Jesus called the crowd over and said to them, “Listen and understand:
11 it's not what goes into you through your mouth that defiles you. It's what comes out of your mouth that defiles you.”
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
12 Then Jesus' disciples came to him and said, “You do realize that the Pharisees were offended by what you said.”
Then his disciples came and said to him, “Do yoʋ know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what yoʋ said?”
13 “Every plant my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted,” Jesus replied.
Jesus answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14 “Forget about them—they are blind guides. If a blind man leads another blind man, then they'll both fall into a ditch.”
Leave them be; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”
15 Then Peter asked, “Please tell us what you mean by this illustration.”
Then Peter said to him in response, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 “Haven't you understood this yet?” replied Jesus.
Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
17 “Don't you see that whatever goes in through the mouth then passes through the stomach, and then leaves the body as waste?
Do you not yet understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?
18 But what comes out through the mouth comes from the mind, and that's what defiles you.
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.
19 For what comes from the mind are evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and blasphemy
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 and those are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands doesn't defile you.”
These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 Jesus left and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Then Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 A Canaanite woman from that area came, shouting out, “Lord, son of David! Please have mercy on me, because my daughter is suffering badly because she's possessed by a demon!”
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came and cried out to him, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
23 But Jesus didn't reply at all. His disciples came to him and told him, “Tell her to stop following us. All her shouting is really annoying!”
But he did not respond to her at all. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”
24 “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” Jesus said to the woman.
In response Jesus said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 But the woman came and kneeled before him, and said, “Lord, please help me!”
But she came and bowed down before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 “It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs,” Jesus told her.
He replied, “It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27 “Yes, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat crumbs that fall from their master's table,” she replied.
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
28 “You have great trust in me,” Jesus answered. “Your wish is granted!” And her daughter was healed immediately.
Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is yoʋr faith; it will be done for yoʋ as yoʋ wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 Jesus returned, passing by the Sea of Galilee. He went into the mountains nearby where he sat down.
Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on the mountain and sat down.
30 Huge crowds came to him, bringing those who were lame, blind, crippled, dumb, and many others who were sick. They laid them on the ground at his feet, and he healed them.
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. They put them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
31 The crowd was astounded at what they saw happen: the deaf could speak, the crippled were healed, the lame could walk, and the blind could see. They praised the God of Israel.
So the crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Jesus called his disciples over and told them, “I feel really sorry for all these people, because they've been with me now for three days, and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, in case they faint on their way home.”
Then Jesus called his disciples over and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without having eaten, lest they faint on the way.”
33 “Where could we find enough bread here in this desert to feed such a huge crowd?” the disciples responded.
His disciples said to him, “Where can we get so many loaves in such a desolate place to fill such a large crowd?”
34 “How many loaves of bread do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven, and a few small fish,” they replied.
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 Jesus told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
So he commanded the crowds to sit down on the ground,
36 He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after blessing the food he broke it into pieces and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the crowds.
and taking the seven loaves and the fish, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
37 Everybody ate until they were full, and then they collected the leftovers, filling seven baskets.
They all ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
38 Four thousand men ate the food, not counting women and children.
Besides women and children, there were four thousand men who had eaten.
39 Then he sent the crowds away, got into a boat, and went to the Magadan region.
After sending the crowds away, Jesus got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.
