Matthew 15

¹Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

²Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

³And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

⁴For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

⁵But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

⁶There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

⁷You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

⁸These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

⁹But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

¹⁰And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

¹¹Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

¹²Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

¹³But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

¹⁴Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

¹⁵Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

¹⁶And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

¹⁷Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

¹⁸But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

¹⁹For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

²⁰These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

²¹And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.

²²And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

²³But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

²⁴But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

²⁵But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.

²⁶And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

²⁷But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.

²⁸Then Jesus, answering, said to her, O woman, great is your faith: let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.

²⁹And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

³⁰And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

³¹So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

³²And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

³³And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

³⁴And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.

³⁵Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,

³⁶And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

³⁷And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

³⁸And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.

³⁹And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.

Matthew 15

¹Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

²"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

³And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

⁴For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

⁵But 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,"

⁶he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition.

⁷You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

⁸'These people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

⁹And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

¹⁰He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.

¹¹That which enters into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

¹²Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"

¹³But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

¹⁴Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

¹⁵Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."

¹⁶So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

¹⁷Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

¹⁸But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

¹⁹For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

²⁰These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

²¹Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

²²Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and started shouting, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!"

²³But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

²⁴But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

²⁵But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."

²⁶But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

²⁷But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

²⁸Then 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.

²⁹Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

³⁰Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

³¹so that the crowd wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing-and they glorified the God of Israel.

³²Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, 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."

³³Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

³⁴Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

³⁵He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

³⁶and 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.

³⁷They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

³⁸Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

³⁹Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.