Matthew 15
1 Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, 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 disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
4 For, God, said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him 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, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted 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.
he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor 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.
And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
10 And, calling near the multitude, he said to them—Hear and understand!
He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, 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,
That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this 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 the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
13 And, he, answering, said—Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted:
But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
14 Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall.
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
15 And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.
Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
16 And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?
So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
17 Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed;
Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
18 while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the 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 evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
20 these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”
21 And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
Jesus went out from there 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, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
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. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
24 But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but 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 worshiped 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.
But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the 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.
But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ 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, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 And, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, was sitting there.
Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain 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;
Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. 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 multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame 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.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might 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 could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
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,
He commanded the multitude 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.
and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
37 And they all did eat and were filled, —and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full.
They all ate and were filled. They took 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, in addition to women and children.
39 And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat, —and came into the bounds of Magadan.
Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
