Matthew 15
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
But responding, he said to them: “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’
5 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,”
But you say: ‘If anyone will have said to father or mother, “It is dedicated, so that whatever is from me will benefit you,”
6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’”
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.
11 That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?”
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
But in response he said: “Every plant which has not been planted by my heavenly Father shall be uprooted.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Leave them alone. They are blind, and they lead the blind. But if the blind are in charge of the blind, both will fall into the pit.”
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?
17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the gut, and is cast into the sewer?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”
These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.
22 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!”
And behold, a woman of Canaan, going out from those parts, cried out, saying to him: “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly afflicted by a demon.”
23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: “Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us.”
24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
And responding, he said, “I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.”
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
But she said, “Yes, Lord, but the young dogs also eat from the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
28 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.
Then Jesus, responding, said to her: “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you just as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there.
And when Jesus had passed from there, he arrived beside the sea of Galilee. And ascending onto a mountain, he sat down there.
30 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,
And great multitudes came to him, having with them the mute, the blind, the lame, the disabled, and many others. And they cast them down at his feet, and he cured them,
31 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.
so much so that the crowds wondered, seeing the mute speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing. And they magnified the God of Israel.
32 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.”
And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”
33 The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.
36 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.
And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.
37 They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.
39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.
