Matthew 15
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said,
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 “How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food.”
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 His reply was, “How is it that you on your side break God’s commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said – ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who abuses his father or mother shall suffer death,’
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
5 but you say ‘Whenever anyone says to his father or mother “Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is set apart for God,”
But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 he is in no way bound to honor his father.’ In this way you have nullified the words of God for the sake of your traditions.
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you –
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 ‘This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
9 but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.’”
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
10 Then Jesus called the people to him, and said, “Listen, and mark my words.
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 It is not what enters a person’s mouth that defiles them, but what comes out from their mouth – that does defile them!”
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
12 His disciples came up to him, and said, “Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked on hearing what you said?”
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 “Every plant,” Jesus replied, “that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
14 Leave them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
15 Peter spoke up, “Explain this saying to us.”
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 “What, do even you understand nothing yet?” Jesus exclaimed.
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
17 “Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterward expelled?
“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a person;
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
19 for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, perjury, slander.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
21 On going away from that place, Jesus went to the country around Tyre and Sidon.
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus, “Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon.”
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
23 But Jesus did not answer her a word; and his disciples came up and begged him to send her away. “She keeps calling out after us,” they said.
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 “I was not sent,” replied Jesus, “to anyone except the lost sheep of Israel.”
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said, “Master, help me.”
The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 “It is not fair,” replied Jesus, “to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.”
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 “Yes, Master,” she said, “for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners’ table.”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 “Your faith is great,” was his reply to the woman, “it will be as you wish!” And her daughter was cured that very hour.
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down.
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
30 Great crowds of people came to him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. They put them down at his feet, and he cured them;
Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
31 and the crowds were astonished, when they saw the dumb talking, the cripples made sound, the lame walking about, and the blind with their sight restored; and they praised the God of Israel.
The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Afterward Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, “My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry; they might faint on the way home.”
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
33 “Where can we,” his disciples asked, “in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?”
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
34 “How many loaves have you?” said Jesus. “Seven,” they answered, “and a few small fish.”
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
37 Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 The men who ate were four thousand in number without counting women and children.
A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
39 Then, after dismissing the crowds, Jesus got into the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.
After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
