Matthew 15
1 Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,
Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Yeshua from Urishlim, saying,
2 "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
"Why do your disciples disobey the Tradition of the Elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?
And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
4 For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
5 but you--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--
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,"
6 he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.
he is not to honor his father or his mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you,
You hypocrites. Well did Eshaya prophesy of you, saying,
8 "'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;
'These people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
And in vain do they worship me, teaching instructions that are the commandments of humans.'"
10 Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.
11 It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--that defiles a man."
That which enters into the mouth does not defile the person; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the person."
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"
Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"
13 "Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into some pit."
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
15 "Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.
And answering, Kipha said to him, "Explain this parable to us."
16 "Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?
So he said, "Do you also still not understand?
17 Do you not understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterwards ejected from the body?
Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile the man.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the person.
19 For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."
These are the things which defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person."
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.
Yeshua went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tsur and Tsaidan.
22 Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."
And look, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and started shouting, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of Dawid. My daughter is severely demonized."
23 But He answered her not a word. Then the disciples interposed, and begged Him, saying, "Send her away because she keeps crying behind us."
But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and pleaded with him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting at us."
24 "I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.
But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israyel."
25 Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.
But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."
26 "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
27 "Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."
But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
28 "O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.
Then Yeshua answered her, "Woman, great is your faith. Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.
Yeshua departed there, and came near to the lake of Galila; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
30 Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them.
31 so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to the God of Israel.
So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, crippled healthy, lame walking, and blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israyel.
32 But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."
Yeshua summoned the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue 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."
33 "Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"
Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"
34 "How many loaves have you?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."
Yeshua said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
35 So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,
He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground;
36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.
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 crowds.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
38 Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdu.
