Matthew 15
1 Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to 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--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--
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 shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.
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! well did Isaiah prophesy of you,
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 "'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
9 but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
10 Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--that defiles a man."
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 "Every plant," He replied, "which 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 alone. They are blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into some pit."
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
15 "Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 "Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
17 Do you not understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterwards ejected from the body?
“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 the man.
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 wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed 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 He answered her not a word. Then the disciples interposed, and begged Him, saying, "Send her away because she keeps crying behind us."
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 have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.
The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 "Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 "O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.
“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 Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
30 Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them 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 so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to 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 But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."
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," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"
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?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.
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 And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
39 He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
