Matthew 15
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not 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 answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of 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 said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the 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 ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God];
6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of 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 honoreth 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.’”
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts 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 does not defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this 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 came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, 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.”
Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
17 Do not you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.
21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts 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 Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with 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.”
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered, “I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
But she came and worshipped 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 he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread 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, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ 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 answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed 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 Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat 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 there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed 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.
insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: 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 do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on 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 say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill 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 he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
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 filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
And they that did eat 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 he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
