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不可因傳統廢棄 神的誡命(A)

15 有法利賽人和經學家從耶路撒冷前來,問耶穌: “你的門徒為甚麼違背古人的傳統,在飯前不洗手呢?” 耶穌回答:“你們又為甚麼因你們的傳統,違背 神的誡命呢?  神說:‘當孝敬父母’,又說:‘咒罵父母的必被處死’。 你們卻說:‘人若對父母說:“我應該給你們的,已經作了獻給 神的禮物”, 他就可以不孝敬父母了。’你們因為你們的傳統,就廢棄了 神的話。 偽君子啊,以賽亞指著你們說的預言說得好:

‘這人民用嘴唇尊敬我,心卻遠離我;

他們把人的規條當作道理去教導人,

所以拜我也是徒然。’”

10 耶穌叫群眾前來,對他們說:“你們要聽,也要明白。 11 進到口裡的不能使人污穢,只有從口裡出來的,才能使人污穢。” 12 門徒前來告訴他:“法利賽人聽了這話很生氣,你知道嗎?” 13 耶穌說:“所有不是我天父栽種的植物,都要連根拔起來。 14 由得他們吧!他們是瞎眼的,卻作了嚮導;如果瞎子領瞎子,二人都會跌進坑裡。” 15 彼得說:“請你給我們解釋這個比喻吧。” 16 耶穌說:“你們還是不明白嗎? 17 難道不知道一切進到口裡的,是進到肚腹,然後排泄到外面(“外面”或譯:“廁所”)去嗎? 18 但從口裡出來的,是發自內心,才會使人污穢。 19 因為從心裡出來的,有惡念、兇殺、姦淫、淫亂、偷盜、假見證和毀謗。 20 這些才會使人污穢,不洗手吃飯卻不會這樣。”

迦南婦人的信心(B)

21 耶穌離開那裡,退到推羅、西頓境內。 22 有一個迦南的婦人從那地區出來,喊著說:“主啊,大衛的子孫,可憐我吧!我的女兒被鬼附得很苦。” 23 耶穌一句話也不回答她。門徒上前求他說:“請叫她走吧,她一直跟在我們後面喊叫。” 24 耶穌回答:“我被差遣,只是到以色列家的迷羊那裡去。” 25 她來跪在耶穌面前說:“主啊,求你幫助我!” 26 耶穌回答:“拿兒女的餅丟給小狗吃是不好的。” 27 她說:“主啊,是的,不過小狗也吃主人桌子上掉下來的碎渣。” 28 於是耶穌對她說:“婦人,你的信心真大,照你所想的給你成就吧!”從那時起,她的女兒就好了。

治好許多病人(C)

29 耶穌離開那裡,來到加利利海邊,就上山坐下。 30 有許多人來到他那裡,把瘸腿的、瞎眼的、殘廢的、啞的和許多別的病人,都帶到耶穌跟前,他就醫好他們。 31 群眾看見啞巴說話,殘廢的復原,瘸腿的行走,瞎眼的看見,就十分驚奇,於是頌讚以色列的 神。

給四千人吃飽的神蹟(D)

32 耶穌叫門徒前來,說:“我憐憫這一群人,因為他們跟我在一起已經有三天,也沒有甚麼吃的;我不想叫他們餓著肚子回去,恐怕他們在路上暈倒。” 33 門徒對他說:“我們在這曠野地方,哪裡有足夠的食物給這許多的人吃飽呢?” 34 耶穌問他們:“你們有多少餅?”他們說:“七個餅和幾條小魚。” 35 他就吩咐群眾坐在地上, 36 拿起那七個餅和那些魚,祝謝了,擘開遞給門徒,門徒又分給眾人。 37 大家都吃了,並且吃飽了。他們把剩下的零碎拾起來,裝滿了七個大籃子。 38 吃的人,除了婦女和孩子,共有四千。 39 耶穌解散了群眾,就上了船,來到馬加丹地區。

Jesus tells the Pharisees and teachers of God's Law to obey God

15 After that, a group of Pharisees and teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem to talk to Jesus. They said, ‘Our leaders in past times taught us the right way to do everything. But your disciples do not obey the things that our leaders taught us. They do not wash their hands in the right way before they eat a meal. Why is that?’

Jesus replied, ‘God tells us the right way to obey him. But you refuse. Instead, you like to keep your own ideas. God's Law says: “You must love your father and mother and obey them.” God also said, “A person should die if he says bad things against his father or against his mother.” But you teach that a person may say to his father or to his mother, “I would have given gifts to help you. But I cannot do that because I have given them to God instead.” Then, you let that person give nothing to his parents. He does not have to help them. This shows that you have not obeyed what God says is right. Instead, you have obeyed your own ideas. You are hypocrites! What God's prophet Isaiah wrote about you long ago is true:

God says, “These people say good things about me,
    but they do not really want to obey me.
They say that I am great.
    But what they say has no purpose.
    They teach their own rules, which I did not give to them.” ’

Jesus talks about the wrong things that people do

10 Jesus asked the crowd of people to come to him. He said to them, ‘Listen to me, so that you can understand my message. 11 It is not food that goes into people's mouths that makes them unclean. Instead, what comes out of people's mouths is important. It may show that what is inside them is unclean.’

12 Then Jesus' disciples went to him, and they said, ‘The Pharisees heard what you said. They did not agree with what you said. Do you know that?’

13 Jesus replied, ‘Those Pharisees are like plants that my Father God did not put in the ground. Like a farmer, he will completely pull all those plants out of the ground. 14 Do not listen to what the Pharisees say. They are blind, but they try to show people which way to go. A blind person cannot lead another blind person. If he does, then both of them will fall into a deep hole.’

15 Peter said to Jesus, ‘Explain to us what you mean.’

16 Jesus replied, ‘I am surprised that you still do not understand what I am saying. 17 You should understand that food first goes into people's mouths. Then it goes into their stomach, and then it passes out of their body. 18 The words that people speak come from their thoughts. It is what comes out of their mouths that makes them unclean. 19 Evil thoughts come out from people's minds. As a result, they do wrong things. They murder people. They have sex with another man's wife. They have sex in other wrong ways. They rob people. They tell lies about other people. They insult people.

20 It is these bad things that make people unclean. But if people eat food when they have not washed their hands in the right way, that will not make them unclean.’

Jesus makes a girl well again

21 Then, Jesus left that place. He went away to some places near to the cities called Tyre and Sidon.

22 A woman was living in this part of the country. She was one of the Canaanite people. She came to see Jesus. She was shouting with a loud voice, ‘Son of David, help me, sir! A bad spirit is living inside my daughter. It is giving her much pain.’

23 Jesus did not say anything to the woman. So his disciples came to him. They said, ‘Please, send this woman away. She is following us and she is making a lot of noise.’

24 Jesus replied to his disciples, ‘God has sent me to help only the people of Israel. They are like sheep that have lost their way.’

25 Then the woman came to Jesus and she went down on her knees in front of him. ‘Sir, please help me,’ she said.

26 Jesus did answer the woman this time. He said, ‘It is not right to take food from the children and then throw it to the dogs.’

27 The woman replied to Jesus. ‘Yes sir, that is true. But even the dogs eat the small pieces of food that fall from their master's table.’

28 Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you show clearly that you believe in God. God will do what you have asked.’

At that moment the woman's daughter became well again.

29 Jesus travelled on from that place and he walked along the shore of Lake Galilee. He climbed up a hill and he sat down there. 30 Large crowds of people came to him and they brought sick people with them. Some of these sick people could not walk very well, and some of them were blind. Some of them could not use their arms or their legs. Some of them could not speak. There were many other sick people who had different illnesses. Their friends put the sick people in front of Jesus. And Jesus caused them all to become well again. 31 When the large crowd saw all this, they were very surprised. People who could not speak could now speak again. People who could not use their arms or their legs were now well again. Those people who could not walk very well could now walk again. Blind people could now see again. All the people praised God, and they said, ‘God of Israel, you are great.’

Jesus feeds 4,000 men and their families

32 Then Jesus told his disciples to come to him. ‘I feel sorry for this crowd,’ he said to them. ‘They have been here with me now for three days. They do not have any food. I do not want to send them away while they are hungry. They might fall down during their journey because they are weak.’

33 The disciples said to Jesus, ‘This place is a long way from any houses. We cannot get enough bread here to feed so many people.’

34 Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves of bread do you have?’

They replied, ‘We have seven loaves and a few small fish.’

35 Jesus told the crowd that they should sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish in his hands and he thanked God for them. Then he broke the bread and the fish into pieces and he gave the food to his disciples. The disciples gave the food to the people. 37 All the people ate and they all had enough food. After the people had eaten, there were still lots of small pieces of food. Jesus' disciples filled seven baskets with these pieces. 38 There were 4,000 men who ate the bread and fish. There were also women and children who ate. 39 Then Jesus sent the crowd of people away. After that, he got into the boat and sailed to the part of the country near Magadan.[a]

Footnotes

  1. 15:39 Magadan is also called Magdala. This was the home of Mary from Magdala.

That Which Defiles(A)

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

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 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) But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
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

傳統與誡命

15 有幾個法利賽人和律法教師從耶路撒冷來質問耶穌: 「為什麼你的門徒吃飯前不行洗手禮,破壞祖先的傳統呢?」

耶穌回答說:「為什麼你們拘守傳統而違背上帝的誡命呢? 上帝說,『要孝敬父母』,又說,『咒罵父母的,必被處死。』 你們卻說,『人如果把供養父母的錢奉獻給上帝, 他就不必供養父母。』你們這是用傳統來廢掉上帝的誡命。 你們這些偽君子,以賽亞指著你們說的預言一點沒錯,

『這些人嘴上尊崇我,
心卻遠離我,
他們的教導無非是人的規條,
他們敬拜我也是枉然。』」

10 耶穌召集了眾人,對他們說:「你們要聽,也要明白。 11 入口的東西不會使人污穢,從口中出來的才會使人污穢。」

12 門徒上前對祂說:「你知道嗎?法利賽人聽見你的話很反感。」

13 耶穌回答說:「凡不是我天父栽種的都要被連根拔起來。 14 隨便他們吧!他們是瞎眼的嚮導。瞎子給瞎子領路,二人都會掉進坑裡。」

15 彼得對耶穌說:「請給我們解釋一下這個比喻。」

16 耶穌說:「你們還不明白嗎? 17 豈不知入口的東西都是進到肚子裡,然後排泄到廁所裡嗎? 18 可是,從口中出來的乃是發自內心,會使人污穢。 19 因為從心裡出來的有惡念、謀殺、通姦、淫亂、偷盜、假見證和毀謗, 20 這些東西才使人污穢。不洗手吃飯並不會使人污穢。」

迦南婦人的信心

21 耶穌從那裡退到泰爾和西頓境內。 22 那地方有個迦南的婦人前來大聲懇求耶穌:「主啊!大衛的後裔啊!可憐我吧!我的女兒被鬼附身,受盡折磨!」 23 耶穌卻一言不發。門徒上前求祂說:「請讓她走吧!她老是在後面喊叫。」

24 耶穌說:「我奉差遣只是來尋找以色列家迷失的羊。」

25 那婦人上前跪下,說:「主啊!求你幫幫我吧!」

26 耶穌答道:「把兒女的食物丟給狗吃,不合適。」

27 婦人說:「主啊,沒錯,可是狗也吃主人飯桌上掉下來的碎渣呀!」

28 耶穌說:「婦人,你的信心真大!我答應你的要求。」就在那一刻,她女兒就好了。

耶穌使四千人吃飽

29 耶穌離開那裡,來到加利利湖邊,上了山,在那裡坐下。 30 大群的人把瘸子、瞎子、殘疾的、啞巴及許多別的病人帶來,放在祂腳前,祂就治好了他們。 31 大家看見啞巴說話,殘疾的復原,瘸子走路,瞎子看見,都很驚奇,就讚美以色列的上帝。

32 耶穌把門徒召集過來,對他們說:「我憐憫這些人,他們跟我在一起已經三天,沒有任何吃的。我不願讓他們餓著肚子回去,以免他們在路上體力不支。」

33 門徒說:「在這荒野,我們到哪裡找足夠的食物給這麼多人吃呢?」

34 耶穌問:「你們有多少餅?」

門徒答道:「七個,還有幾條小魚。」

35 耶穌便吩咐大家坐在地上。 36 祂拿著那七個餅和幾條魚祝謝後,掰開,遞給門徒,門徒再分給大家。 37 大家都吃了,並且吃飽了,剩下的零碎裝滿了七個筐子。 38 當時吃飯的,除了婦女和小孩,共有四千男人。 39 隨後,耶穌叫眾人散去,自己坐船去了馬加丹地區。