Matthew 15
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The Tradition of the Elders
Mk 7:1–23
1Then scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2#Lk 11:38; Col 2:8“Why do Your disciples violate the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3But He answered them, “Why do you also violate the commandment of God by your tradition? 4#Ex 20:12; 21:17; Dt 5:16For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and mother,’#Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16. and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’#Ex 21:17; Lev 20:9. 5But you say, ‘Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, “What you would have profited from me is a gift to God,” 6will be free from honoring his father or his mother.’ So you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7You hypocrites, Isaiah well prophesied of you, saying:
8#Isa 29:13; Eze 33:31 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
9#Isa 29:13; Titus 1:14 In vain they do worship Me,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”
10He called the crowds and said to them, “Hear and understand: 11#Ac 10:14–15That which goes into the mouth does not defile a man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
12Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying?”
13#Isa 60:21; Jn 15:2But He answered, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14#Lk 6:39; Isa 56:10Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.”
15#Mt 13:36Then Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16#Mt 16:9Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? 17#1Co 6:13Do you not yet understand that whatever enters at the mouth goes into the stomach and is cast out into the sewer? 18#Mt 12:34But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man. 19#Gal 5:19–21For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies. 20These are the things which defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
Mk 7:24–30
21Then Jesus went from there and departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. 22#Mt 9:27; 17:15There, a woman of Canaan came out of the same regions and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David. My daughter is severely possessed by a demon.”
23#Mt 14:15But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and begged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
24#Ro 15:8; Mt 10:5–6But He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25#Mt 8:2Then she came and worshipped Him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26#Mt 7:6; Rev 22:15But He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and to throw it to dogs.”
27#Lk 16:21She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
28#Mt 8:13; 9:22Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
The Healing of Many People
29#Mt 4:18; 5:1Jesus departed from there, and passed by the Sea of Galilee, and went up on a mountain and sat down there. 30Great crowds came to Him, having with them those who were lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and placed them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them, 31#Mt 9:8; 9:33so that the crowds wondered when they saw the mute speak, the maimed made whole, the lame walk, and the blind see. And they glorified the God of Israel.
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
Mk 8:1–10
32#Mt 9:36Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with Me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I will not send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33His disciples said to Him, “Where will we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great crowd?”
34Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven and a few little fish.”
35He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36#Lk 22:19; Jn 6:11He took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to His disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd. 37They all ate and were filled. And they collected seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left. 38Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39#Mk 8:10He sent the crowd away, and got into the boat, and went to the region of Magdala.
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Matthew 15
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1Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying, 2Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. 3But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching? 4For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death. 5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever it be by which received from me thou wouldest be profited: 6and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching. 7Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying, 8This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me; 9but in vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings commandments of men.
10And having called to him the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand: 11Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man. 12Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended? 13But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. 14Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch. 15And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable. 16But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence? 17Do ye not yet apprehend, that everything that enters into the mouth finds its way into the belly, and is cast forth into the draught? 18but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man. 19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies; 20these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.
21And Jesus, going forth from thence, went away into the parts of Tyre and Sidon; 22and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried to him saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon. 23But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to him and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us. 24But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house. 25But she came and did him homage, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. 27But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters. 28Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29And Jesus, going away from thence, came towards the sea of Galilee, and he went up into the mountain and sat down there; 30and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them: 31so that the crowds wondered, seeing dumb speaking, crippled sound, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. 32But Jesus, having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat, and I would not send them away fasting lest they should faint on the way. 33And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd? 34And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? But they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. 35And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground; 36and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd. 37And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full; 38but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39And, having dismissed the crowds, he went on board ship and came to the borders of Magadan.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.