Matthew 15
King James Version
15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 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 unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Matthew 15
New King James Version
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
- Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
- Matthew 15:6 NU word
- Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
- Matthew 15:30 crippled
- Matthew 15:31 crippled
- Matthew 15:39 NU Magadan
Matye 15
Haitian Creole Version
15 ¶ Lè sa a, kèk farizyen ak dirèktè lalwa soti Jerizalèm, yo vin bò kot Jezi. Yo di li:
2 Poukisa disip ou yo pa swiv koutim granmoun lontan yo? Gade. Yo pa lave men yo anvan yo manje.
3 Li reponn yo: Nou menm k'ap pale a, poukisa n'ap plede dezobeyi kòmandman Bondye yo pou nou swiv koutim pa nou yo?
4 Tande byen. Bondye di nou konsa: Respekte papa ou ak manman ou. Li di ankò: Si yon moun pale papa l' osinon manman l' mal, se pou yo touye l'.
5 Men nou menm, nou di: Si yon moun di papa l' osinon manman l': Sa m' ta gen pou m' ba ou a, m' ofri l' bay Bondye,
6 moun sa a pa bezwen fè anyen pou papa l' osinon pou manman l'. Se konsa, avèk koutim nou yo, nou fè pawòl Bondye a pase pou anyen menm.
7 Bann ipokrit! Ezayi te gen rezon lè l' t'ap pale sou nou, jan sa ekri a:
8 Se nan bouch pèp sa a respekte mwen. Men, kè yo byen lwen mwen.
9 Se tan yo y'ap pèdi, lè y'ap fè sèvis pou mwen. Paske, nan sa y'ap di, se pawòl lèzòm y'ap moutre moun.
10 ¶ Apre sa, li rele foul moun yo, li di yo: Koute byen sa m'ap di nou la a, manyè konprann sa:
11 Se pa bagay ki antre nan bouch yon moun ki ka mete l' nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye. Men se sak soti nan bouch li ki ka mete l' nan kondisyon sa a.
12 Lè sa a, disip li yo pwoche bò kote l', yo di l' konsa: Ou konnen farizyen yo ofiske poutèt sa ou sot di la a.
13 Jezi reponn yo: Si se pa Papa m' nan syèl la ki plante yon plant, yo gen pou yo derasinen li.
14 Pa okipe yo! Se yon bann avèg k'ap mennen avèg parèy yo. Si yon avèg ap mennen yon lòt avèg, tou de gen pou tonbe nan menm twou a.
15 Pyè pran lapawòl, li di Jezi konsa: Esplike nou parabòl sa a non.
16 Jezi di: Nou menm tou, nou san konprann toujou!
17 Nou pa konprann pawòl sa a: Tout bagay ki antre nan bouch yon moun, sa pase nan vant li. Apre sa, li soti deyò.
18 Men, bagay ki soti nan bouch yon moun, se nan kè l' sa soti. Se bagay konsa ki mete yon moun nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye.
19 Se nan kè l' tout move lide soti, lide touye moun, lide fè adiltè ak tout lòt bagay ki pa dakò ak volonte Bondye tankou lide vòlò, lide fè manti sou moun, lide bay manti.
20 Se bagay sa yo ki mete yon moun nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye. Men, keksyon manje san lave men, jan yo di l' la, sa pa ka mete yon moun nan kondisyon pou l' pa ka sèvi Bondye.
21 ¶ Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, li ale nan zòn lavil Tir ak lavil Sidon.
22 Se konsa, yon fanm, moun peyi Kanaran ki t'ap viv nan zòn lan, vin jwenn li. Li pran rele: Mèt, pitit wa David la, pitye pou mwen. Pitit fi m' lan gen yon move lespri sou li k'ap fatige l' anpil.
23 Men, Jezi pa okipe li menm. Disip li yo pwoche bò kote l', yo di l' konsa: Fè l' ale non. Paske, l'ap mache dèyè nou, l'ap plede rele nan zòrèy nou.
24 Jezi reponn: Se sèlman pou moun ki pèdi nan ras Izrayèl la yo voye mwen.
25 Men, fanm lan vini, li lage kò l' nan pye Jezi, li di li konsa: Mèt, fè kichòy pou mwen non.
26 Jezi reponn li: Sa pa bon pou m' wete pen nan bouch timoun yo pou m' jete l' bay chen.
27 Lè sa a fanm lan di li: Se vre wi, Mèt. Men, chen manje ti kal pen ki tonbe anba tab mèt li.
28 Lè sa a, Jezi di li: Madanm. Ou gen konfyans anpil. Tout bagay ap pase pou ou jan ou vle l' la. Menm lè a, pitit fi l' la geri.
29 ¶ Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, li mache sou bò lanmè Galile a. Li moute sou yon ti mòn, li chita la.
30 Yon bann moun vin jwenn li. Yo mennen moun k'ap bwete, moun ki avèg, bèbè, enfim ansanm ak anpil lòt moun malad ankò. Yo mete yo nan pye Jezi. Jezi geri yo.
31 Foul moun yo te sezi anpil lè yo wè sa: bèbè yo pale, enfim yo geri, moun k'ap bwete yo mache dwat, avèg yo wè. Lè sa a, yo pran fè lwanj Bondye pèp Izrayèl la.
32 Jezi rele disip li yo, li di: Kè m' fè m' mal pou moun sa yo. Sa fè twa jou depi yo la avè m', yo pa gen anyen pou yo manje ankò. Mwen pa vle voye yo ale konsa san manje. Yo ka tonbe feblès nan chemen an.
33 Disip yo mande li: Nan dezè sa a, ki bò pou nou jwenn pen pou bay tout moun sa yo manje?
34 Jezi mande yo: Konbe pen nou gen konsa? Yo reponn li: Nou gen sèt pen ak kèk ti pwason.
35 Lè sa a, Jezi fè foul moun yo chita atè.
36 Li pran sèt pen yo ak pwason yo, li di Bondye mèsi, li kase yo an moso, li renmèt yo bay disip li yo. Disip yo menm mache bay tout moun.
37 Tout moun te manje plen vant yo. Disip yo plen sèt panyen pote ale ak moso ki te rete yo.
38 Te gen antou katmil (4.000) gason ki te jwenn manje pou yo manje, san konte fanm ak timoun.
39 Apre sa, Jezi voye foul moun yo ale, li menm li moute nan kannòt la, li ale nan yon peyi yo rele Magadan.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
