Matthew 15
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees that were of Jerusalem, 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 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 he answered and said to them: And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake 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 commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He that curses father or mother shall surely be put to 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, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever of mine might profit you, is a gift, he must in no way honor his father or his mother;
6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
and you make the commandment of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
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 draws near to me with their mouth, and 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.’”
But in vain, do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
And he called the multitude to him, and said to 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.”
That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles 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 his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended?
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
But he answered and said: Every plant that my heavenly Father has 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.”
Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us this dark saying.
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?
17 Do not you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast out into the sink?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
These are the things that defile the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile 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 regions 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 Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, 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 cries 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 am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me.
26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
He answered and said: It is not good to take the children’s bread, and throw it to the little dogs.
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which 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 answered and said to her: O woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health 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 near the sea of Galilee, and 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 many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deaf, the maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, 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 that the multitudes were astonished, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, 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.”
Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, 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 to him: Whence should we have in the desert as many loaves as would satisfy 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 to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
And he commanded the multitude to recline 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 gave thanks, and broke, and gave thorn to the disciples, and the disciples gave them 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 all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
And those who ate 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 the multitudes away, and entered the ship, and went into the borders of Magdala.
