Matthew 15
1 Then they come to Jesus from Jerusalem—scribes and Pharisees—saying,
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.”
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 And He answering said to them, “Why also do you transgress the command of God because of your tradition?
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother—let him die the death;
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 but you say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever you may be profited by me—
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 and he may not honor his father or his mother, and you set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,
[Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it honors Me, but their heart is far off from Me;
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”
But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 [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.”
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then His disciples having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?”
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 And He answering said, “Every plant that My heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up;
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 leave them alone, they are guides—blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 And Peter answering said to Him, “Explain to us this allegory.”
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, “Are you also yet without understanding?
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do you not understand that all that is going into the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast forth into the drain?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But the things coming forth from the mouth come forth from the heart, and these defile the man;
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, slanders:
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 And Jesus having come forth from there, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 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.”
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 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”;
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 and He answering said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 And having come, she was worshiping Him, saying, “Lord, help me”;
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 and He answering said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.”
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords’ table”;
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28 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.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great [is] thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And having departed from there, Jesus came near to the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, He was sitting there,
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 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,
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
31 so that the multitudes wondered, seeing mute ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 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.”
Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 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?”
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus says to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fishes.”
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground,
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 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.
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they all ate, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full.
38 and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And having let away the multitudes, He went into the boat, and came to the borders of Magdala.
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
