Matthew 15
1 Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They said,
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 violate the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake 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, 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 your mother,' and 'He who speaks evil of his father or mother, will surely die.'
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, 'Whoever says to his father or mother “Whatever help you would have received from me is now a gift given 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.
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! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
8 This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
'This people 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.
They worship me in vain, because they teach as their doctrines the commandments of people.'”
10 And, calling 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 Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth 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, coming near, his disciples say unto him—Knowest thou, that the Pharisees, hearing the word, were caused to stumble?
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 which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted:
Jesus answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
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 guides. If a blind person guides another blind person, both will fall into a pit.”
15 And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.
Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?
Jesus said, “Are you also 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 see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is then passed out into the latrine?
18 while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, 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 wicked designs, —murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:
For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and 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 person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
Then Jesus went away from there and withdrew toward the regions of the cities 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, 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 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 Jesus answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is shouting after us.”
24 But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto 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, she, coming, began bowing down to him, saying, Lord! help me.
But she came and bowed down before him, saying, “Lord, 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 and said, “It is not right 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.
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, thy faith! Be it, done, for thee, as thou desirest. 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, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, 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 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;
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 multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the 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 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.
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 unto him—Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?
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 saith unto them—How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, —Seven, and a few small fishes.
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon the ground,
Then Jesus commanded the crowd to sit down on 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 after giving thanks, he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave them 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.
The people all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
38 And, they who did eat, were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat, —and came into the bounds of Magadan.
Then Jesus sent the crowds away and got into the boat and went into the region of Magadan.
