Matthew 15
1 THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,
Then they come to Jesus from Jerusalem—scribes and Pharisees—saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not 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 And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?
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 thy father and thy mother:” and, He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.
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, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a devoted gift, which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage;
but you say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever you may be profited by me—
6 then he shall not with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of God by your tradition.
and he may not honor his father or his mother, and you set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well hath Isaiah prophesied concerning you, saying,
Hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh to me with their mouths, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is far distant 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 doctrines the commandments of men.
and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”
10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
And having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
11 not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth 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 approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech?
Then His disciples having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?”
13 Then he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath 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 to themselves: they are blind leaders of the blind. But if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into the pit.
leave them alone, they are guides—blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
15 Then Peter answering said unto him, Explain to us this parable.
And Peter answering said to Him, “Explain to us this allegory.”
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence?
And Jesus said, “Are you also yet without understanding?
17 Do ye not observe, that every thing which entereth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is ejected into the vault?
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 they are the things which defile a 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 proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:
for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, slanders:
20 these are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
21 And going forth thence, Jesus retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
And Jesus having come forth from there, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,
22 And lo! a woman of Canaan coming out of these coasts, cried aloud, saying to him, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David: my daughter is a grievous demoniac.
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 replied not a word to her. Then his disciples came and intreated him, saying, Send her away; for she is crying aloud 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 said in reply, I am not sent, save only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
and He answering said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 Then she came, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me!
And having come, she was worshiping Him, saying, “Lord, help me”;
26 But he answering said, It is not proper to take the children’s bread and throw 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 And she said, True, Lord: yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master’s table.
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 unto her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured 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 departing thence, Jesus went to the sea-side of Galilee; and ascending a mountain, he 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 multitudes came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, cripples, and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them all:
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 insomuch that the multitude marvelled when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples sound, the lame walking, and the blind restored to sight: 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 Then Jesus calling his disciples, said, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now continued with me three days, and have not any thing to eat: and send them away fasting I will not, lest they faint on the road.
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 said unto him, Whence can we in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so great a multitude?
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 said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And 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 multitude to sit down on the ground.
And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground,
36 And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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 they did all eat, and were filled: and took up a superabundance of 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 And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.
and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
39 And dismissing the multitudes he went on board a vessel, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
And having let away the multitudes, He went into the boat, and came to the borders of Magdala.
