Matthew 15
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying,
Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
But he answered and said to them, Why do ye too transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
For God commanded, saying, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
5 But ye say, Whoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;
But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is a gift [[to God]],
6 And honor not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
he shall not honor his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the law of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 [Ye] hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying,
8 This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honor me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.
“This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
10 And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:
And calling the multitude, he said to them, Hear, and understand.
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying?
Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be extirpated.
But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leadeth the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable.
And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us that dark saying.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
And he said, Are ye too still without discernment?
17 Do ye not yet understand, that whatever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Do ye not understand, that whatever entereth the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies.
20 These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the territories of Tyre and Sidon.
And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.
But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the children's bread, and throw it to the little dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crums which fall from their master's table.
And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great [is] thy faith: be it to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.
29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh to the sea of Galilee; and ascended a mountain, and sat down there.
And departing thence, Jesus came near the lake of Galilee; and going up the mountain, he sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came to him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;
31 So that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
so that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave glory to the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called his disciples [to him], and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.
33 And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?
And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit on the ground.
And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground,
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
37 And they all ate and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets full.
And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full.
38 And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took a boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
