Matthew 15

¹Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying,

²Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eate bread.

³But he answered and said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commandement of God by your tradition?

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

⁵But ye say, Whosoeuer shall say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

⁶Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commandement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.

⁷O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,

⁸This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.

⁹But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

¹⁰Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.

¹¹That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

¹²Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying?

¹³But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.

¹⁴Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.

¹⁵Then answered Peter, and said to him, Declare vnto vs this parable.

¹⁶Then said Iesus, Are ye yet without vnderstanding?

¹⁷Perceiue ye not yet, that whatsoeuer entreth into the mouth, goeth into the bellie, and is cast out into the draught?

¹⁸But those thinges which proceede out of the mouth, come from the heart, and they defile the man.

¹⁹For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.

²⁰These are the things, which defile the man: but to eat with vnwashen hands, defileth not ye man.

²¹And Iesus went thence, and departed into the coastes of Tyrus and Sidon.

²²And beholde, a woman a Cananite came out of the same coasts, and cried, saying vnto him, Haue mercie on me, O Lord, the sonne of Dauid: my daughter is miserably vexed with a deuil.

²³But hee answered her not a worde. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him, saying, Sende her away, for she crieth after vs.

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

²⁵Yet she came, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, helpe me.

²⁶And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

²⁷But she said, Trueth, Lord: yet in deede the whelpes eate of the crommes, which fall from their masters table.

²⁸Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was made whole at that houre.

²⁹So Iesus went away from thence, and came neere vnto the sea of Galile, and went vp into a mountaine and sate downe there.

³⁰And great multitudes came vnto him, hauing with them, halt, blinde, dumme, maymed, and many other, and cast them downe at Iesus feete, and he healed them.

³¹In so much that the multitude wondered, to see the dumme speake, the maimed whole, the halt to goe, and the blinde to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

³²Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on this multitude, because they haue continued with mee already three dayes, and haue nothing to eate: and I wil not let them depart fasting, least they faint in the way.

³³And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!

³⁴And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, and a few litle fishes.

³⁵Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the ground,

³⁶And tooke the seuen loaues, and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

³⁷And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full.

³⁸And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children.

³⁹Then Iesus sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the partes of Magdala.

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.