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ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15
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15 Τότε προσέρχονται τῷ [a]Ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων [b]Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες 2 Διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταί σου παραβαίνουσιν τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων; οὐ γὰρ νίπτονται τὰς χεῖρας [c]αὐτῶν ὅταν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν. 3 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Διὰ τί καὶ ὑμεῖς παραβαίνετε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν; 4 ὁ γὰρ θεὸς [d]εἶπεν· Τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καί· Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω· 5 ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί· Δῶρον ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς, 6 [e]οὐ μὴ [f]τιμήσει τὸν πατέρα [g]αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἠκυρώσατε [h]τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν. 7 ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων· 8 [i]Ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ· 9 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.

10 Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἀκούετε καὶ συνίετε· 11 οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον. 12 Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ [j]μαθηταὶ [k]λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Οἶδας ὅτι οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν; 13 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· Πᾶσα φυτεία ἣν οὐκ ἐφύτευσεν ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ οὐράνιος ἐκριζωθήσεται. 14 ἄφετε αὐτούς· [l]τυφλοί εἰσιν ὁδηγοί τυφλῶν· τυφλὸς δὲ τυφλὸν ἐὰν ὁδηγῇ, ἀμφότεροι εἰς βόθυνον πεσοῦνται. 15 Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολήν [m]ταύτην. 16 ὁ [n]δὲ εἶπεν· Ἀκμὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀσύνετοί ἐστε; 17 [o]οὐ νοεῖτε ὅτι πᾶν τὸ εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν χωρεῖ καὶ εἰς ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται; 18 τὰ δὲ ἐκπορευόμενα ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ἐκ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχεται, κἀκεῖνα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον. 19 ἐκ γὰρ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχονται διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί, φόνοι, μοιχεῖαι, πορνεῖαι, κλοπαί, ψευδομαρτυρίαι, βλασφημίαι. 20 ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸ δὲ ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν φαγεῖν οὐ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

21 Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος. 22 καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ Χαναναία ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων ἐκείνων ἐξελθοῦσα [p]ἔκραζεν λέγουσα· Ἐλέησόν με, κύριε [q]υἱὸς Δαυίδ· ἡ θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται. 23 ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ [r]ἠρώτουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν. 24 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μὴ εἰς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ. 25 ἡ δὲ ἐλθοῦσα [s]προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγουσα· Κύριε, βοήθει μοι. 26 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις. 27 ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Ναί, κύριε, καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν. 28 τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Ὦ γύναι, μεγάλη σου ἡ πίστις· γενηθήτω σοι ὡς θέλεις. καὶ ἰάθη ἡ θυγάτηρ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης.

29 Καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἀναβὰς εἰς τὸ ὄρος ἐκάθητο ἐκεῖ. 30 καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοὶ ἔχοντες μεθ’ ἑαυτῶν [t]κωφούς, τυφλούς, χωλούς, κυλλούς, καὶ ἑτέρους πολλούς, καὶ ἔρριψαν αὐτοὺς παρὰ τοὺς πόδας [u]αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς· 31 ὥστε [v]τὸν ὄχλον θαυμάσαι βλέποντας κωφοὺς λαλοῦντας [w]κυλλοὺς ὑγιεῖς [x]καὶ χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας καὶ τυφλοὺς βλέποντας· καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν θεὸν Ἰσραήλ.

32 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν· Σπλαγχνίζομαι ἐπὶ τὸν ὄχλον, ὅτι ἤδη ἡμέραι τρεῖς προσμένουσίν μοι καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν τί φάγωσιν· καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτοὺς νήστεις οὐ θέλω, μήποτε ἐκλυθῶσιν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ. 33 καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ [y]μαθηταί· Πόθεν ἡμῖν ἐν ἐρημίᾳ ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι ὥστε χορτάσαι ὄχλον τοσοῦτον; 34 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Πόσους ἄρτους ἔχετε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Ἑπτά, καὶ ὀλίγα ἰχθύδια. 35 καὶ [z]παραγγείλας [aa]τῷ ὄχλῳ ἀναπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν 36 [ab]ἔλαβεν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους καὶ τοὺς ἰχθύας [ac]καὶ εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ [ad]ἐδίδου τοῖς [ae]μαθηταῖς οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ [af]τοῖς ὄχλοις. 37 καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν, καὶ [ag]τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων ἦραν ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας πλήρεις. 38 οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν τετρακισχίλιοι ἄνδρες χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων. 39 καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἐνέβη εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια [ah]Μαγαδάν.

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  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:1 Ἰησοῦ WH Treg NIV ] + οἱ RP
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:1 Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς WH Treg NIV ] γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι RP
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:2 αὐτῶν Treg NIV RP ] – WH
  4. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:4 εἶπεν WH Treg NIV ] ἐνετείλατο λέγων RP
  5. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:6 οὐ WH Treg NIV ] καὶ οὐ RP
  6. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:6 τιμήσει WH Treg NIV ] τιμήσῃ RP
  7. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:6 αὐτοῦ WH NIV ] + ἢ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ Treg RP
  8. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:6 τὸν λόγον WH Treg NIV ] τὴν ἐντολὴν RP
  9. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:8 Ὁ λαὸς οὗτος WH Treg NIV ] Ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν καὶ RP
  10. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:12 μαθηταὶ WH NIV ] + αὐτοῦ Treg RP
  11. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:12 λέγουσιν WH Treg NIV ] εἶπον RP
  12. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:14 τυφλοί εἰσιν ὁδηγοί τυφλῶν Treg NA ] τυφλοί εἰσιν ὁδηγοί WH NIV; ὁδηγοί εἰσιν τυφλοὶ τυφλῶν RP
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  14. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:16 δὲ WH Treg NIV ] + Ἰησοῦς RP
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  16. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:22 ἔκραζεν WH Treg NIV ] ἐκραύγασεν αὐτῷ RP
  17. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:22 υἱὸς WH Treg NIV ] υἱὲ RP
  18. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:23 ἠρώτουν WH Treg NIV ] ἠρώτων RP
  19. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:25 προσεκύνει WH Treg NIV ] προσεκύνησεν RP
  20. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:30 κωφούς, τυφλούς, χωλούς, κυλλούς Holmes ] χωλούς, κυλλούς, τυφλούς, κωφούς WH; χωλούς, τυφλούς, κωφούς, κυλλούς Treg RP; χωλούς, τυφλούς, κυλλούς, κωφούς NIV
  21. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:30 αὐτοῦ WH Treg NIV ] τοῦ Ἰησοῦ RP
  22. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:31 τὸν ὄχλον WH NIV ] τοὺς ὄχλους Treg RP
  23. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:31 κυλλοὺς ὑγιεῖς Treg NIV RP ] – WH
  24. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:31 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  25. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:33 μαθηταί WH NIV ] + αὐτοῦ Treg RP
  26. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:35 παραγγείλας WH Treg NIV ] ἐκέλευσεν RP
  27. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:35 τῷ ὄχλῳ WH Treg NIV ] τοῖς ὄχλοις RP
  28. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:36 ἔλαβεν WH Treg NIV ] καὶ λαβὼν RP
  29. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:36 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  30. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:36 ἐδίδου WH Treg NIV ] ἔδωκεν RP
  31. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:36 μαθηταῖς WH NIV ] + αὐτοῦ Treg RP
  32. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:36 τοῖς ὄχλοις WH Treg NIV ] τῷ ὄχλῷ RP
  33. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:37 τὸ … κλασμάτων ἦραν WH Treg NIV ] ἦραν τὸ … κλασμάτων RP
  34. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 15:39 Μαγαδάν WH Treg NIV ] Μαγδαλά RP
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Matthew 15
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Human Traditions and God’s Commandments

15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat a meal.”[a] 3 So he answered and[b] said to them, “Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your[c] father and your[d] mother,’[e] and ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die[f].’[g] 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his[h] father or his[i] mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received[j] from me is a gift to God,” 6 need not honor his father,’[k] and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Isaiah correctly prophesied about you saying,

8 ‘This people honors me with their[l] lips,
    but their heart is far, far away from me,
9 and they worship me in vain,
    teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”[m]

Defilement from Within

10 And summoning the crowd, he said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 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[n] said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they[o] heard this saying?” 13 And he answered and[p] said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. 14 Let[q] them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.” 15 But Peter answered and[r] said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” 16 But he said, “Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the stomach and is evacuated into the latrine? 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person. 19 For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech. 20 These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!”

A Canaanite Woman’s Great Faith

21 And departing from there, Jesus went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came and cried out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and[s] asked him, saying, “Send her away, because she is crying out after us!” 24 But he answered and[t] said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and[u] knelt down before him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 And he answered and[v] said, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it[w] to the dogs!” 27 So she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you want.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Many Others Healed in Galilee

29 And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain and[x] was sitting there. 30 And large crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, crippled,[y] and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them. 31 So then the crowd was astonished when they[z] saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

The Feeding of Four Thousand

32 And Jesus summoned his disciples and[aa] said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way.” 33 And the disciples said to him, “Where in this desolate place can we get[ab] so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?” 34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” 35 And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish and after he[ac] had given thanks, he broke them[ad] and began giving[ae] them[af] to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children. 39 And after he[ag] sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:2 Literally “bread”
  2. Matthew 15:3 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 15:4 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. Matthew 15:4 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. Matthew 15:4 A quotation from Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16
  6. Matthew 15:4 Literally “let him die the death”
  7. Matthew 15:4 A quotation from Exod 21:17; Lev 20:9
  8. Matthew 15:5 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  9. Matthew 15:5 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  10. Matthew 15:5 Literally “you would have been benefited”
  11. Matthew 15:6 Most later manuscripts add “or his mother”
  12. Matthew 15:8 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  13. Matthew 15:9 A quotation from Isa 29:13
  14. Matthew 15:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  15. Matthew 15:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  16. Matthew 15:13 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  17. Matthew 15:14 Or “Depart from”
  18. Matthew 15:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  19. Matthew 15:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  20. Matthew 15:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  21. Matthew 15:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  22. Matthew 15:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  23. Matthew 15:26 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  24. Matthew 15:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  25. Matthew 15:30 Some manuscripts have “the lame, blind, crippled, mute”
  26. Matthew 15:31 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  27. Matthew 15:32 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
  28. Matthew 15:33 Literally “for us”
  29. Matthew 15:36 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had given thanks”) which is understood as temporal
  30. Matthew 15:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  31. Matthew 15:36 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began giving”)
  32. Matthew 15:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  33. Matthew 15:39 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had given thanks”) which is understood as temporal
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Matthew 15
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Defilement Comes from Within(A)

15 Then (B)the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 (C)“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, (D)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (E)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, (F)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 (G)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8 ‘These(H) people [c]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
(I)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

10 (J)When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 (K)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, (L)“Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. (M)They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

15 (N)Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16 So Jesus said, (O)“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not yet understand that (P)whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But (Q)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 (R)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

A Gentile Shows Her Faith(S)

21 (T)Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, (U)Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

23 But He answered her not a word.

And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

24 But He answered and said, (V)“I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little (W)dogs.”

27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, (X)great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Jesus Heals Great Multitudes(Y)

29 (Z)Jesus departed from there, (AA)skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 (AB)Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, [d]maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ (AC)feet, and He healed them. 31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the [e]maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they (AD)glorified the God of Israel.

Feeding the Four Thousand(AE)

32 (AF)Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

33 (AG)Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”

34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”

And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And (AH)He took the seven loaves and the fish and (AI)gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. 37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 (AJ)And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of [f]Magdala.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 NU word
  3. Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
  4. Matthew 15:30 crippled
  5. Matthew 15:31 crippled
  6. Matthew 15:39 NU Magadan
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That Which Defiles(A)

15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)

3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](C) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](D) 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

8 “‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
9 They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(E)’[c](F)”

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(G) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(H)

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(I) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[d](J) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(K)

15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(L)

16 “Are you still so dull?”(M) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,(N) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(O) 20 These are what defile a person;(P) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman(Q)

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.(R) 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(S) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(T)

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(U)

25 The woman came and knelt before him.(V) “Lord, help me!” she said.

26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!(W) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(X)(Y)(Z)

29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.(AA) 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.(AB)

32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people;(AC) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them(AD) and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(AE) 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  3. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
  4. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind
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