Matthew 15
1 Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,
Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—
2 "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!
3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?
But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment 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—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
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, ye, say—Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited,
6 he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.
in nowise, shall honour his father or his mother—and so ye have cancelled, the word of God, for the sake of your, tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you,
Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—
8 "'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;
This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
9 but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.
10 Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
And, calling near the multitude, he said to them—Hear 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."
Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man,
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"
Then, coming near, his disciples say unto him—Knowest thou, that the Pharisees, hearing the word, were caused to stumble?
13 "Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
And, he, answering, said—Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted:
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."
Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall.
15 "Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.
And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.
16 "Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?
And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?
17 Do you not understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterwards ejected from the body?
Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed;
18 But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile the man.
while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.
For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, —murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:
20 These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."
these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.
And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
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 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.
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, he, answered her no a word. And his disciples, coming forward began requesting him, saying—Dismiss her, because she is crying out after us.
24 "I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.
But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto 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.
And, she, coming, began bowing down to him, saying, Lord! help me.
26 "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
But, he, answering, said, It is, not seemly, to take the loaf of, the children, and cast, to the little dogs.
27 "Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."
And, she, said, True, Lord! [for], even the little dogs, eat of the crumbs which are falling from the table of, their masters.
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.
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.
29 Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.
And, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, was sitting there.
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,
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;
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.
so that the multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, 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."
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.
33 "Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"
And his disciples say unto him—Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?
34 "How many loaves have you?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."
And Jesus saith unto them—How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, —Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,
And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon 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.
he took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and, giving thanks, brake, —and began giving to his disciples, and, the disciples, to the multitudes.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.
And they all did eat and were filled, —and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full.
38 Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
And, they who did eat, were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat, —and came into the bounds of Magadan.
