Matthew 15

¹Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from 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 to them, Why do ye too transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

⁴For God commanded, saying, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."

⁵But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is a gift [to God],

⁶he shall not honor his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the law of God for the sake of your tradition.

⁷Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying,

⁸"This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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

¹⁰And calling the multitude, he said to 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 come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?

¹³But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up.

¹⁴Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.

¹⁵And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us that dark saying.

¹⁶And he said, Are ye too still without discernment?

¹⁷Do ye not understand, that whatever entereth the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain?

¹⁸But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.

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

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

²¹And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

²²And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

²³But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.

²⁴But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

²⁵Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!

²⁶But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the children’s bread, and throw it to the little dogs.

²⁷And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

²⁸Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

²⁹And departing thence, Jesus came near the lake of Galilee; and going up the mountain, he sat down there.

³⁰And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

³¹so that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

³²And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

³³And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

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

³⁵And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground,

³⁶he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

³⁷And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full.

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

³⁹Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders 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.