Matthew 15
1 Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not 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 And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 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];
But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.
This people draweth near to me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?
Then came his disciples, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted out.
14 Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leadeth the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.
Then answered Peter and said to him, Make known to us the meaning of this parable.
16 And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Do ye not yet understand, that whatever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man.
21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
Then Jesus went from there, and departed into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 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.
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same region, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth 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 and said, I was not sent but unto 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 worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
But he answered and said, It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28 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.
Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
And Jesus departed from there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and went up on a mountain, and sat down there.
30 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:
And great multitudes came to him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
31 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.
So that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 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.
Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
And his disciples say to him, Where should we get so much bread in the wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And 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 fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, 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 them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken pieces that were left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
And he sent away the multitude, and got into a boat, and came into the region of Magdala.
