Matthew 14:34-15:31

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Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

^34 (A)And when they had crossed over, they came to land at ^(B)Gennesaret. ³⁵ And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word around to all that region and ^(C)brought to him all who were sick ³⁶ and implored him that they might only touch ^(D)the fringe of his garment. And ^(E)as many as touched it were made well.

Traditions and Commandments

15 ^(F)Then Pharisees and ^(G)scribes came to Jesus ^(H)from Jerusalem and said, ^2 (I)“Why do your disciples break ^(J)the tradition of the elders? ^(K)For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” ³ He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, ^(L)‘Honour your father and your mother,’ and, ^(M)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ ⁵ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”^{[a] 6} he need not honour his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have ^(N)made void the word^[b] of God. ^7 (O)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

What Defiles a Person

¹⁰ And he called the people to him and said to them, ^(R)“Hear and understand: ^11 (S)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” ¹² Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were ^(T)offended when they heard this saying?” ¹³ He answered, ^(U)“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted ^(V)will be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone; ^(W)they are blind guides.^[c] And ^(X)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” ¹⁵ But Peter said to him, ^(Y)“Explain the parable to us.” ¹⁶ And he said, ^(Z)“Are you also still without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not see that ^(AA)whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?^{[d] 18} But ^(AB)what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come ^(AC)evil thoughts, ^(AD)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, ^(AE)slander. ^20 (AF)These are what defile a person. But ^(AG)to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

^21 (AH)And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, ^(AI)a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, ^(AJ)“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” ²³ But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, ^(AK)“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” ²⁴ He answered, ^(AL)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ²⁵ But she came and ^(AM)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” ²⁶ And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and ^(AN)throw it to the dogs.” ²⁷ She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat ^(AO)the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” ²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, ^(AP)great is your faith! ^(AQ)Be it done for you as you desire.” ^(AR)And her daughter was ^(AS)healed instantly.^[e]

Jesus Heals Many

^29 (AT)Jesus went on from there and walked ^(AU)beside the Sea of Galilee. And he ^(AV)went up on the mountain and sat down there. ³⁰ And great crowds came to him, bringing with them ^(AW)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, ^31 (AX)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, ^(AY)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And ^(AZ)they glorified ^(BA)the God of Israel.