Matthew 15
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Then the scribes and Pharisees, who are from Jerusalem, come to Jesus, saying,
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the traditions 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?
And responding He said to them; Wherefore do you 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 commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with 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, Whosoever may say to father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever you may be profited by me; and he shall no longer 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.
You made void the commandment of God by your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, beautifully did Isaiah prophesy 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 honor 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 they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
And calling the multitude to Him, He 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 if which cometh into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which cometh out from the mouth, that 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 His disciples having come to Him say, Do you not know that the Pharisees hearing your word, were offended?
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
And He responding said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant, 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: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
Peter responding said to Him, Explain unto us the parable.
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
And Jesus said, Are you indeed still 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 know that everything entering into the mouth goes into the stomach, and is cast out into excrement?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
But those things going out from the mouth come forth from the heart; and these pollute 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 proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
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 bread 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 having come out thence, departed 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 Canaanitish woman having come out from those coasts, cried unto Him saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is terribly demonized.
23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
And He responded to her not a word; and His disciples, having come to Him, asked Him, saying, Send her away; because she cries after us.
24 But he answered, “I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
And He responding said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
And having come she continued to worship Him, saying, Lord, assist me.
26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
He responding said, It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs.
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
And she said, Yea, Lord: for the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling 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 responding said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; let it be done unto thee as thou dost wish. 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 having departed thence, came to the Sea of Galilee; and having gone up into the mountain, He was sitting 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 down at the feet of Jesus; 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.
so that the multitudes were astonished, seeing the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking about, 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 calling His disciples to Him, said, I sympathize with the multitude, because already three days abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat; I do not wish to send them away fasting, lest they may 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 say to Him, Whence is there to us so much bread in the wilderness, as to feed 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 says to them; How much bread have ye? And they said, Seven loaves and a few fishes.
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
He having commanded the multitudes to sit down 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.
He took the seven loaves and the fishes; having given thanks, He broke them, 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 all ate, and were filled: and they took up the residue of fragments, seven baskets full.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
And those eating were about tour 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 having sent away the multitudes, He went into a ship and came into the coasts of Magdala.
