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‏ Matthew 15

CHAPTER 15 The Scribes and Pharisees Question Jesus

1 Then came forward to Jesus the ones from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees, saying, 2 Why do your disciples violate the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands whenever [²bread ¹they eat]. 3 And he answering said to them, Why also do you violate the commandment of God through your tradition? 4 For God gave charge, saying, Esteem the father and the mother! and, The one speaking evil of father or mother, by death shall come to an end. 5 But you say, Who ever should say to the father or to the mother, A gift offering is what ever [²from ³me ¹you should derive benefit]; 6 and in no way should esteem his father or his mother; and you voided the commandment of God through your tradition. 7 Hypocrites, well [²prophesied ³concerning ⁴you ¹Isaiah], saying, 8 [²approach ³me ¹This people] with their mouth, and with the lips esteem me, but their heart is far off at a distance from me. 9 But in vain they worship me, teaching instructions -- precepts of men. 10 And having called on the multitude, he said to them, Hear and perceive! 11 Not the thing entering into the mouth defiles the man; but the thing going forth from out of the mouth, this defiles the man. 12 Then having drawn near, his disciples said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees, the ones hearing the word, were offended? 13 And he answering said, Every plant which [⁴planted not ³father ¹my ²heavenly] shall be rooted out. 14 Let them go! [³guides ¹they are ²blind] of the blind. [³the blind ¹And ⁵the blind ²if ⁴should guide], both [²into ³a cistern ¹shall fall]. 15 And responding Peter said to him, Expound to us this parable! 16 And Jesus said, At this moment even [²you ³senseless ¹are]? 17 Not yet do you comprehend, that all entering into the mouth [²in ³the ⁴belly ¹has a space], and into the bowel is cast out?

That Which Defiles a Man

18 But the things going forth out of the mouth [²from ³the ⁴heart ¹come forth], and those defile the man. 19 For from out of the heart come forth [²thoughts ¹evil], murders, adulteries, harlotries, frauds, false witnesses, blasphemies. 20 These are the things defiling the man. But [²with unwashed ³hands ¹to eat] does not defile the man. 21 And [²having gone forth ³from there ¹Jesus] withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

The Canaanite Woman

22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from those borders coming forth cried out to him, saying, Show mercy on me, O Lord, O son of David; my daughter is badly demon-possessed! 23 And he did not answer her a word. And [³having come ²disciples ¹his] asked him, saying, Dismiss her! for she cries out behind us. 24 And responding he said, I was not sent except unto the [²sheep ¹lost] of the house of Israel. 25 And she having come did obeisance to him, saying, O Lord, help me! 26 And he answering said, It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to throw it to the little dogs. 27 And she said, Yes O Lord, for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the table of their masters. 28 Then responding Jesus said to her, O woman, great is [³of you ¹the ²belief]; let it be to you as you want! And [²was healed ¹her daughter] from that hour. 29 And having crossed over from there, Jesus came by the sea of Galilee; and having ascended into the mountain, he was sitting there.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

30 And came forward to him [²multitudes ¹great], having with themselves lame, blind, mutes, cripples, and [²others ¹many]; and they dropped them by the feet of Jesus; and he cured them. 31 So that the multitudes marveled seeing mutes speaking, cripples in health, lame walking, and blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. 32 And Jesus having called on his disciples, said, I am moved with compassion over the multitude, for already [²days ¹three] they remain with me, and they have not anything to eat; and to dismiss them hungry from fasting I do not want, lest at any time they faint in the way. 33 And [²say ³to him ¹his disciples], From where is there for us, being in desolation, bread loaves for so many, so as to fill a multitude so great? 34 And [²says ³to them ¹Jesus], How many bread loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. 35 And he bid the multitudes to recline upon the ground. 36 And having taken the seven bread loaves, and the fishes, having given thanks he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And all ate and were filled. And they lifted up the abundance of the pieces -- seven baskets full. 38 And the ones eating were four thousand men, separate from women and children. 39 And having dismissed the multitudes, he stepped into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.