Matthew 15
15
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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The Tradition of the Elders
1Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands before they eat.” 3He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God said,#15.4 Other ancient authorities read commanded, saying ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’ 5But you say that whoever tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is given to God,’#15.5 Or is an offering then that person need not honor the father.#15.5 Other ancient authorities add or the mother 6So, for the sake of your tradition, you make void the word#15.6 Other ancient authorities read law; others, commandment of God. 7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said:
8‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
9in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ ”
Things That Defile
10Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: 11it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” 12Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” 13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind.#15.14 Other ancient authorities lack of the blind And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.” 15But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” 16Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding? 17Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer? 18But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles. 19For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. 20These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.”
The Canaanite Woman's Faith
21Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.” 24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26He answered, “It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.” 27She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
Jesus Cures Many People
29After Jesus had left that place, he passed along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up the mountain, where he sat down. 30Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them, 31so that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
Feeding the Four Thousand
32Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33The disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?” 34Jesus asked them, “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 38Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39After sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.#15.39 Other ancient authorities read Magdala or Magdalan
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