Matthew 15
1 Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—
Then some Scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
2 Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!
"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"
3 But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
"And why do you also keep transgressing the command of God by your tradition?" he asked.
4 For, God, said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
"For God said, Honor your father and mother, and, Let him who reviles father or mother be put to death;
5 But, ye, say—Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited,
but you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is dedicated to God,’
6 in nowise, shall honour his father or his mother—and so ye have cancelled, the word of God, for the sake of your, tradition.
is in no way bound to honor his father. Thus do you make void the word of God by your tradition!
7 Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—
Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying.
8 This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
9 But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.
In vain do they worship me, While they teach doctrines that are the commands of men."
10 And, calling near the multitude, he said to them—Hear and understand!
Then Jesus called the people to him and said.
11 Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man,
"Listen, and pay attention. It is not what goes into a man’s mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of it, that defiles the man."
12 Then, coming near, his disciples say unto him—Knowest thou, that the Pharisees, hearing the word, were caused to stumble?
Then his disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees were scandalized when they heard that saying?" He replied.
13 And, he, answering, said—Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted:
"Any plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14 Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall.
"Let them alone. They are blind men leading the blind; and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a ditch."
15 And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.
Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain the parable to us."
16 And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?
He answered. "Are even you still without understanding?
17 Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed;
"Do you not know how all that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterward evacuated;
18 while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.
while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart - and that is what defiles a man.
19 For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, —murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.
20 these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
These are the things that defile a man; to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
21 And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
Jesus then left that place, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized.
Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."
23 But, he, answered her no a word. And his disciples, coming forward began requesting him, saying—Dismiss her, because she is crying out after us.
But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."
24 But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
25 And, she, coming, began bowing down to him, saying, Lord! help me.
But the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me."
26 But, he, answering, said, It is, not seemly, to take the loaf of, the children, and cast, to the little dogs.
He answered, "It is not seemly to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."
27 And, she, said, True, Lord! [for], even the little dogs, eat of the crumbs which are falling from the table of, their masters.
"True, Lord," she said, "but even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table."
28 Then, answering, Jesus said to her—O woman! great, is, thy faith! Be it, done, for thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed, from that hour.
Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.
29 And, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, was sitting there.
On leaving that place Jesus went along the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and after climbing a hill, took his seat there.
30 And there came unto him large multitudes, having with themselves the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, —and they cast them near his feet, and he cured them;
Great crowds came to him, bringing the crippled, the blind, the maimed, the dumb, and many others. They laid them at his feet and he healed them;
31 so that the multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, —and they glorified the God of Israel.
so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 But, Jesus, calling near his disciples, said—My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because [even now], three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat, —and, to dismiss them fasting, I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said. "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."
33 And his disciples say unto him—Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?
"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"
34 And Jesus saith unto them—How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, —Seven, and a few small fishes.
"How many loaves have you?" answered Jesus. They replied, "Seven, and a few small fish.
35 And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon the ground,
So when he had summoned the crowd, and seated them upon the ground,
36 he took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and, giving thanks, brake, —and began giving to his disciples, and, the disciples, to the multitudes.
he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, then he broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
37 And they all did eat and were filled, —and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full.
And all ate and were satisfied, and of the fragments that remained they gathered seven large basketfuls.
38 And, they who did eat, were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And those who ate numbered four thousand, besides the women and children.
39 And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat, —and came into the bounds of Magadan.
When he had sent the crowds away, he got into the boat and came into the region of Magadan.
