Matthew 15
1 Then they come to Jesus from Jerusalem—scribes and Pharisees—saying,
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They said,
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 your disciples violate the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 And He answering said to them, “Why also do you transgress the command of God because of your tradition?
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, Honor your father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil 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 you say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever you may be profited by me—
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 may not honor his father or his mother, and you set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
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, Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
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 honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”
They worship me in vain, because they teach as their doctrines the commandments of people.'”
10 And having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
Then he called the crowd to himself and said to them, “Listen 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.”
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 having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?”
Then the disciples came and said to Jesus, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”
13 And He answering said, “Every plant that My heavenly Father did not plant will 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 guides—blind of blind; and if blind may guide 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, “Explain to us this allegory.”
Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 And Jesus said, “Are you also yet without understanding?
Jesus said, “Are you also still 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 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 coming forth from the mouth come forth from the heart, and these defile the 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, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, slanders:
For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and slander.
20 these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
These are the things that defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 And Jesus having come forth from there, withdrew to 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 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.”
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 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 Jesus answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is shouting after us.”
24 and He answering said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But Jesus answered and said, “I was not sent to anyone except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 And having come, she was worshiping Him, saying, “Lord, help me”;
But she came and bowed down before 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.”
He answered and said, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords’ table”;
She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the little dogs eat some of the crumbs that fall from their masters' tables.”
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 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 having departed from there, Jesus came near to the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, He was sitting there,
Jesus left that place and went near to the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a hill and sat 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,
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 multitudes wondered, seeing mute ones speaking, maimed whole, 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 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.”
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, “From where to us in a wilderness [will we get] so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?”
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 do you have?” And 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 multitudes to sit 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, and gave to His disciples, and the disciples [gave] to the multitude.
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 they all ate, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces 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 and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And having let away the multitudes, He went into the boat, and came to the borders of Magdala.
Then Jesus sent the crowds away and got into the boat and went into the region of Magadan.
