Matthew 15
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees 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 thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
3 He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?
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.’
For God commanded, saying “Honour thy father and thy mother:” and, He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.
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 ye say, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a devoted gift, which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage;
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 with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of God by your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well hath Isaiah prophesied concerning 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 draweth nigh to me with their mouths, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is far distant from me.
9 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines the commandments of men.
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, 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.”
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the 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 approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech?
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
Then he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.
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 to themselves: they are blind leaders of the blind. But if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into the pit.
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
Then Peter answering said unto him, Explain to us this parable.
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence?
17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
Do ye not observe, that every thing which entereth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is ejected into the vault?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, 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 which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And going forth thence, Jesus retired into the coasts 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 lo! a woman of Canaan coming out of these coasts, cried aloud, saying to him, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David: my daughter is a grievous demoniac.
23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
But he replied not a word to her. Then his disciples came and intreated him, saying, Send her away; for she is crying aloud after us.
24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But he said in reply, I am not sent, save only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
Then she came, and worshiped 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.”
But he answering said, It is not proper to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
And she said, True, Lord: yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master’s table.
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 answering said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that 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 departing thence, Jesus went to the sea-side of Galilee; and ascending 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, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, cripples, and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them all:
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.
insomuch that the multitude marvelled when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples sound, the lame walking, and the blind restored to sight: and they glorified 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.”
Then Jesus calling his disciples, said, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now continued with me three days, and have not any thing to eat: and send them away fasting I will not, lest they faint on the road.
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 his disciples said unto him, Whence can we in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so great a multitude?
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on 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 fishes, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and took up a superabundance of fragments seven baskets full.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
And dismissing the multitudes he went on board a vessel, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
