Matthew 15

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

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

³But responding, he said to them: “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:

⁴‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’

⁵But you say: ‘If anyone will have said to father or mother, “It is dedicated, so that whatever is from me will benefit you,”

⁶then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.

⁷Hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

⁸‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

⁹For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’ ”

¹⁰And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.

¹¹A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”

¹²Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?”

¹³But in response he said: “Every plant which has not been planted by my heavenly Father shall be uprooted.

¹⁴Leave them alone. They are blind, and they lead the blind. But if the blind are in charge of the blind, both will fall into the pit.”

¹⁵And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

¹⁶But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?

¹⁷Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the gut, and is cast into the sewer?

¹⁸But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.

¹⁹For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

²⁰These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”

²¹And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.

²²And behold, a woman of Canaan, going out from those parts, cried out, saying to him: “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly afflicted by a demon.”

²³He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: “Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us.”

²⁴And responding, he said, “I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.”

²⁵But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

²⁶And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”

²⁷But she said, “Yes, Lord, but the young dogs also eat from the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”

²⁸Then Jesus, responding, said to her: “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you just as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

²⁹And when Jesus had passed from there, he arrived beside the sea of Galilee. And ascending onto a mountain, he sat down there.

³⁰And great multitudes came to him, having with them the mute, the blind, the lame, the disabled, and many others. And they cast them down at his feet, and he cured them,

³¹so much so that the crowds wondered, seeing the mute speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing. And they magnified the God of Israel.

³²And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”

³³And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”

³⁴And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

³⁵And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.

³⁶And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.

³⁷And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.

³⁸But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.

³⁹And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.

Matthew 15

¹Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

²Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

³But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

⁴For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

⁵But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

⁶And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

⁷Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

⁸This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

¹¹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

¹²Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

¹³But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

¹⁴Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

¹⁵Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

¹⁶And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

¹⁷Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

¹⁸But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

¹⁹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

²⁰These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

²¹Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

²²And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

²³But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

²⁴But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

²⁵Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

²⁶But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

²⁷And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

²⁹And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

³⁰And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:

³¹Insomuch 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.

³²Then Jesus called his disciples unto 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.

³³And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

³⁴And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

³⁵And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

³⁶And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

³⁷And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

³⁸And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

³⁹And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.