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Matthew 13:53-17:27
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 13:53-17:27
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jesus Revisits Nazareth
53 (A)When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 (B)He came to [a]His hometown and (C)began teaching them in their synagogue, so that (D)they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these [b]miraculous powers? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not (E)His mother called Mary, and His (F)brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And (G)His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took (H)offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “(I)A prophet is not without honor except in his [c]hometown and in his own household.” 58 And He did not do many [d]miracles there because of their unbelief.
John the Baptist Beheaded
14 (J)At that [e]time (K)Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, 2 and said to his servants, “(L)This is John the Baptist; [f]he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 For when (M)Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him (N)in prison because of (O)Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. 4 For John had been saying to him, “(P)It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded [g]John as (Q)a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of (R)Herodias danced [h]before them and pleased (S)Herod, 7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Having been prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of [i]his dinner guests. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 His disciples came and took away the body and buried [j]it; and they went and reported to Jesus.
Five Thousand Fed
13 (T)Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the [k]people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He went [l]ashore, He (U)saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and (V)healed their sick.
15 When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already [m]late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!” 17 They *said to Him, “We have here only (W)five loaves and two fish.” 18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 Ordering the [n]people to [o]sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He (X)blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, 20 and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full (Y)baskets. 21 There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 (Z)Immediately He [p]made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, (AA)He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was already [q]a long distance from the land, [r]battered by the waves; for the wind was [s](AB)contrary. 25 And in (AC)the [t]fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is (AD)a ghost!” And they cried out [u]in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “(AE)Take courage, it is I; (AF)do not be afraid.”
28 Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “(AG)You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly (AH)God’s Son!”
34 (AI)When they had crossed over, they came to land at (AJ)Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place [v]recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick; 36 and they implored Him that they might just touch (AK)the fringe of His cloak; and as many as (AL)touched it were cured.
Tradition and Commandment
15 (AM)Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus (AN)from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they (AO)do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘(AP)Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘(AQ)He who speaks evil of father or mother is to [w]be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been [x]given to God,” 6 he is not to honor his father or his mother[y].’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
8 ‘(AR)This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as (AS)doctrines the precepts of men.’”
10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand. 11 (AT)It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
12 Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were [z]offended when they heard this statement?” 13 But He answered and said, “(AU)Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. 14 Let them alone; (AV)they are blind guides [aa]of the blind. And (AW)if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
The Heart of Man
15 Peter [ab]said to Him, “(AX)Explain the parable to us.” 16 [ac]Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also? 17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is [ad]eliminated? 18 But (AY)the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19 (AZ)For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, [ae]fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. 20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
The Syrophoenician Woman
21 (BA)Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of (BB)Tyre and (BC)Sidon. 22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, (BD)Son of David; my daughter is cruelly (BE)demon-possessed.” 23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting [af]at us.” 24 But He answered and said, “I was sent only to (BF)the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and (BG)began [ag]to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 And He answered and said, “It is not [ah]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 But she said, “Yes, Lord; [ai]but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, (BH)your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed [aj]at once.
Healing Crowds
29 (BI)Departing from there, Jesus went along by (BJ)the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30 And [ak]large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and (BK)He healed them. 31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled [al]restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they (BL)glorified the God of Israel.
Four Thousand Fed
32 (BM)And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “(BN)I feel compassion for the [am]people, because they [an]have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33 The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?” 34 And Jesus *said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And He directed the [ao]people to [ap]sit down on the ground; 36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and (BO)giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large (BP)baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into (BQ)the boat and came to the region of (BR)Magadan.
Pharisees Test Jesus
16 (BS)The (BT)Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they (BU)asked Him to show them a [aq]sign from heaven. 2 But He replied to them, “[ar](BV)When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ (BW)Do you know how to discern the [as]appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4 (BX)An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a [at]sign; and a [au]sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.
5 And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and (BY)beware of the [av]leaven of the (BZ)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “(CA)You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand or remember (CB)the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? 10 Or (CC)the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up? 11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But (CD)beware of the [aw]leaven of the (CE)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the (CF)Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter’s Confession of Christ
13 (CG)Now when Jesus came into the district of (CH)Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that (CI)the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say (CJ)John the Baptist; and others, [ax](CK)Elijah; but still others, [ay]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are [az](CL)the Christ, (CM)the Son of (CN)the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, (CO)Simon [ba]Barjona, because (CP)flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 I also say to you that you are [bb](CQ)Peter, and upon this [bc]rock I will build My church; and the gates of (CR)Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you (CS)the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and (CT)whatever you bind on earth [bd]shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth [be]shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20 (CU)Then He [bf]warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was [bg](CV)the Christ.
Jesus Foretells His Death
21 (CW)From that time [bh]Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and (CX)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “[bi]God forbid it, Lord! This shall never [bj]happen to You.” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, (CY)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on [bk]God’s interests, but man’s.”
Discipleship Is Costly
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and (CZ)take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For (DA)whoever wishes to save his [bl]life will lose it; but whoever loses his [bm]life for My sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the (DB)Son of Man (DC)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and (DD)will then [bn]repay every man according to his [bo]deeds.
28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the (DE)Son of Man (DF)coming in His kingdom.”
The Transfiguration
17 (DG)Six days later Jesus *took with Him (DH)Peter and [bp]James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, (DI)I will make three [bq]tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, (DJ)a voice out of the cloud said, “(DK)This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell [br]face down to the ground and were terrified. 7 And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and (DL)do not be afraid.” 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.
9 (DM)As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “(DN)Tell the vision to no one until (DO)the Son of Man has (DP)risen from the dead.” 10 And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that (DQ)Elijah must come first?” 11 And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; 12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did [bs]to him whatever they wished. So also (DR)the Son of Man is going to suffer [bt]at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
The Demoniac
14 (DS)When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15 “[bu]Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a [bv](DT)lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” 17 And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured [bw]at once.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” 20 And He *said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, (DU)if you have faith [bx]the size of (DV)a mustard seed, you will say to (DW)this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and (DX)nothing will be impossible to you. 21 [[by](DY)But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]
22 (DZ)And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be [bz]delivered into the hands of men; 23 and (EA)they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.
The Tribute Money
24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected (EB)the [ca]two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay (EC)the [cb]two-drachma tax?” 25 He *said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect (ED)customs or (EE)poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?” 26 When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are [cc]exempt. 27 However, so that we do not [cd](EF)offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find [ce]a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:54 Or His own part of the country
- Matthew 13:54 Or miracles
- Matthew 13:57 Or own part of the country
- Matthew 13:58 Or works of power
- Matthew 14:1 Or occasion
- Matthew 14:2 Or he, himself
- Matthew 14:5 Lit him
- Matthew 14:6 Lit in the midst
- Matthew 14:9 Lit those who reclined at the table with him
- Matthew 14:12 Lit him
- Matthew 14:13 Lit the crowds
- Matthew 14:14 Lit out
- Matthew 14:15 Lit past
- Matthew 14:19 Lit crowds
- Matthew 14:19 Lit recline
- Matthew 14:22 Lit compelled
- Matthew 14:24 Lit many stadia from; a stadion was about 600 feet or about 182 meters
- Matthew 14:24 Lit tormented
- Matthew 14:24 Or adverse
- Matthew 14:25 I.e. 3-6 a.m.
- Matthew 14:26 Lit from
- Matthew 14:35 Or knew
- Matthew 15:4 Lit die the death
- Matthew 15:5 Lit a gift; i.e. an offering
- Matthew 15:6 I.e. by supporting them with it
- Matthew 15:12 Lit caused to stumble
- Matthew 15:14 Later mss add of the blind
- Matthew 15:15 Lit answered and said
- Matthew 15:16 Lit and He
- Matthew 15:17 Lit thrown out into the latrine
- Matthew 15:19 I.e. sexual immorality
- Matthew 15:23 Lit behind us
- Matthew 15:25 Or worshiped
- Matthew 15:26 Or proper
- Matthew 15:27 Lit for
- Matthew 15:28 Lit from that hour
- Matthew 15:30 Lit many
- Matthew 15:31 Or healthy
- Matthew 15:32 Lit crowd
- Matthew 15:32 Lit are remaining
- Matthew 15:35 Lit crowd
- Matthew 15:35 Lit recline
- Matthew 16:1 Or attesting miracle
- Matthew 16:2 Early mss do not contain the rest of v 2 and v 3
- Matthew 16:3 Lit face
- Matthew 16:4 Or attesting miracle
- Matthew 16:4 Or attesting miracle
- Matthew 16:6 Or yeast
- Matthew 16:11 Or yeast
- Matthew 16:14 Gr Elias
- Matthew 16:14 Gr Jeremias
- Matthew 16:16 I.e. the Messiah
- Matthew 16:17 I.e. son of Jonah
- Matthew 16:18 Gr Petros, a stone
- Matthew 16:18 Gr petra, large rock; bed-rock
- Matthew 16:19 Gr estai dedemenon, fut. pft. pass.
- Matthew 16:19 Gr estai lelumenon, fut. pft. pass.
- Matthew 16:20 Or strictly admonished
- Matthew 16:20 I.e. the Messiah
- Matthew 16:21 Two early mss read Jesus Christ
- Matthew 16:22 Lit (God be) merciful to You
- Matthew 16:22 Lit be
- Matthew 16:23 Lit the things of God
- Matthew 16:25 Or soul
- Matthew 16:25 Or soul
- Matthew 16:27 Or recompense
- Matthew 16:27 Lit doing
- Matthew 17:1 Or Jacob
- Matthew 17:4 Or sacred tents
- Matthew 17:6 Lit on their faces
- Matthew 17:12 Lit in him; or in his case
- Matthew 17:12 Lit by them
- Matthew 17:15 Or Sir
- Matthew 17:15 Or moonstruck; Gr seleniazo
- Matthew 17:18 Lit from that hour
- Matthew 17:20 Lit as
- Matthew 17:21 Early mss do not contain this v
- Matthew 17:22 Or betrayed
- Matthew 17:24 Equivalent to two denarii or two days’ wages, paid as a temple tax
- Matthew 17:24 Equivalent to two denarii or two days’ wages, paid as a temple tax
- Matthew 17:26 Or free
- Matthew 17:27 Lit cause them to stumble
- Matthew 17:27 Lit standard coin, which was a shekel
Matthew 13:53-17:27
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Matthew 13:53-17:27
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A Prophet Without Honor(A)
53 When Jesus had finished these parables,(B) he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,(C) and they were amazed.(D) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?(E) Isn’t his mother’s(F) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers(G) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense(H) at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(I)
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
John the Baptist Beheaded(J)
14 At that time Herod(K) the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,(L) 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist;(M) he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison(N) because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,(O) 4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(P) 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(Q)
6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded(R) in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.(S) Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(T)(U)
13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them(V) and healed their sick.(W)
15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 “We have here only five loaves(X) of bread and two fish,” they answered.
18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(Y) Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water(Z)(AA)
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.(AB) Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”(AC) they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!(AD) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(AE)
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”(AF) he said, “why did you doubt?”
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”(AG)
34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak,(AH) and all who touched it were healed.
That Which Defiles(AI)
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!”(AJ)
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](AK) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](AL) 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.(AM)’[c](AN)”
10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(AO) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(AP)
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(AQ) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[d](AR) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(AS)
15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(AT)
16 “Are you still so dull?”(AU) 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,(AV) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(AW) 20 These are what defile a person;(AX) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman(AY)
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.(AZ) 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(BA) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(BB)
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.”(BC)
25 The woman came and knelt before him.(BD) “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!(BE) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(BF)(BG)(BH)
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.(BI) 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.(BJ)
32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people;(BK) 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(BL) 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.(BM) 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.
The Demand for a Sign(BN)
16 The Pharisees and Sadducees(BO) came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.(BP)
2 He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.[e](BQ) 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(BR) Jesus then left them and went away.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. 6 “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”(BS)
7 They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”
8 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith,(BT) why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(BU) 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(BV) 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.(BW)
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(BX)
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(BY) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(BZ)
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(CA)
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(CB) but by my Father in heaven.(CC) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[f](CD) and on this rock I will build my church,(CE) and the gates of Hades[g] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(CF) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[h] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[i] loosed in heaven.”(CG) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(CH) that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Predicts His Death(CI)
21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(CJ) and suffer many things(CK) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(CL) and that he must be killed(CM) and on the third day(CN) be raised to life.(CO)
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!(CP) You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(CQ) 25 For whoever wants to save their life[j] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(CR) 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man(CS) is going to come(CT) in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.(CU)
28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
The Transfiguration(CV)(CW)
17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John(CX) the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.(CY) Listen to him!”(CZ)
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”(DA) 8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone(DB) what you have seen, until the Son of Man(DC) has been raised from the dead.”(DD)
10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.(DE) 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come,(DF) and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished.(DG) In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer(DH) at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.(DI)
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy(DJ)
14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures(DK) and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith(DL) as small as a mustard seed,(DM) you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(DN) Nothing will be impossible for you.” [21] [k]
Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time
22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man(DO) is going to be delivered into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him,(DP) and on the third day(DQ) he will be raised to life.”(DR) And the disciples were filled with grief.
The Temple Tax
24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax(DS) came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes(DT)—from their own children or from others?”
26 “From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. 27 “But so that we may not cause offense,(DU) go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
- Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind
- Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
- Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
- Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
- Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
- Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
- Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
- Matthew 17:21 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 9:29.
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