Matthew 15
Expanded Bible
Obey God’s Law(A)
15 Then some Pharisees and ·teachers of the law [scribes] came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They asked him, 2 “Why don’t your ·followers [disciples] obey the ·unwritten laws which have been handed down to us [L traditions of the elders]? [L For] They don’t wash their hands before they eat [C a Jewish ritual for ceremonial purity].”
3 Jesus answered, “And why do you ·refuse to obey [break; violate] God’s command ·so that you can follow your own teachings [L for the sake of your traditions]? 4 God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother [Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16],’ and ‘Anyone who ·says cruel things to [speaks evil of; curses] his father or mother must be put to death [Ex. 21:17; Lev. 20:9].’ 5 But you say a person can tell his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but I have ·given [dedicated; devoted] it to God already [C a practice known as Corban; see Mark 7:10–12].’ 6 You teach that person ·not to [that he need not] honor his father or his mother. You ·rejected [invalidated; canceled; nullified] ·what God said [L the word of God] for the sake of your own ·rules [tradition]. 7 You are hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he ·said [L prophesied] about you:
8 ‘These people show honor to me with ·words [L their lips],
but their hearts are far from me.
9 Their worship of me is ·worthless [futile; in vain].
The things [doctrines] they teach are nothing but human ·rules [commandments; Is. 29:13].’”
10 After Jesus called the crowd to him, he said, “Listen and ·understand what I am saying [try to understand]. 11 It is not what ·people put into their mouths [L goes into the mouth] that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles the person]. It is what comes out of their mouths that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles the person].”
12 Then his ·followers [disciples] came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees are ·angry [offended; shocked] because of what you said?”
13 Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven has not planted himself will be pulled up by the roots. 14 ·Stay away from the Pharisees [L Leave/Ignore them]; they are blind ·leaders [guides].[a] And if a blind person ·leads [guides] a blind person, both will fall into a ·ditch [pit; hole].”
15 Peter said, “Explain the ·example [parable] to us.”
16 Jesus said, “·Do you still not understand [L Are you still so dull/foolish]? 17 ·Surely you know [L Don’t you know…?] that all the food that enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then goes ·out of the body [L into the sewer/latrine].” 18 But ·what people say with their mouths [L the things that come out of the mouth] comes from the ·way they think [L the heart]; these are the things that ·make people unclean [pollute/defiled a person]. 19 [L For] Out of the ·mind [heart] come evil ·thoughts [intentions; ideas], murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, ·lying [false witness/testimony], and ·speaking evil of others [slander; blasphemy]. 20 These things make people ·unclean [polluted; defiled]; eating with unwashed hands does not make them ·unclean [polluted; defiled].”
Jesus Helps a Gentile Woman(B)
21 Jesus left that place and went to the ·area [district; region] of Tyre and Sidon [C cities on the coast north of Israel]. 22 A ·Canaanite [C a non-Jewish (Gentile) resident of Palestine (Canaan was the ancient name for Palestine)] woman from that area came to Jesus and cried out, “Lord, Son of David [C a title for the Messiah], have mercy on me! My daughter ·has a demon, and she is suffering very much [is tormented; L is severely demon-possessed].”
23 But Jesus did not ·answer the woman [L answer her a word]. So his ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus and ·begged [asked; urged] him, “Tell the woman to go away. [L Because] She is following us and ·shouting [crying out].”
24 Jesus answered, “·God sent me [L I was sent] only to the lost sheep, the ·people [L house] of Israel.”
25 Then the woman came to Jesus again and bowed before him and said, “Lord, help me!”
26 Jesus answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and ·give [throw] it to the dogs.” [C “Children” refers to Israel; “dogs” to the Gentiles.]
27 The woman said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus answered, “[L O] Woman, you have great faith! ·I will do what you asked [L Let it be done for you as you wish].” And ·at that moment [L from that hour] the woman’s daughter was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People(C)
29 After leaving there, Jesus went along ·the shore of Lake Galilee [T the Sea of Galilee]. He went up on ·a hill [or the mountain] and sat there.
30 Great crowds came to Jesus, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, ·those who could not speak [the mute/deaf; C the word can refer to speech or hearing; v. 31 suggests it here means “mute”], and many others. They ·put [laid] them at Jesus’ feet, and he healed them. 31 The crowd was ·amazed [astonished; marveled] when they saw that ·people who could not speak before [the mute/deaf] were now able to speak. The crippled were ·made strong [well; whole]. The lame could walk, and the blind could see. And they ·praised [glorified] the God of Israel for this.
More than Four Thousand Fed(D)
32 Jesus called his ·followers [disciples] to him and said, “I ·feel sorry [have compassion] for these people, because they have already been with me three days, and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry. They might ·faint [collapse] while going home.”
33 His ·followers [disciples] asked him, “·How [L From where] can we get enough bread in this ·remote place [desolate place; desert] to feed ·all these people [L so great a crowd]?”
34 Jesus asked, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”
They answered, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 Jesus told the people to ·sit [recline] on the ground. 36 He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks to God. Then he ·divided the food [L broke them] and gave it to his ·followers [disciples], and they gave it to the people. 37 All the people ate and were satisfied. Then his ·followers [disciples] filled seven ·baskets [large baskets; C a different word than in the feeding of the five thousand; 14:20] with the leftover pieces of food. 38 There were about four thousand men there who ate, besides women and children. 39 After ·sending the people home [dismissing the crowds], Jesus got into the boat and went to the ·area [region] of Magadan [C an unknown place, probably on the western shore of Lake Galilee; perhaps Magdala, the hometown of Mary Magdalene].
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:14 leaders Some Greek copies continue, “of blind people.”
Mateus 15
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
A tradição dos anciãos(A)
15 Então, chegaram ao pé de Jesus uns escribas e fariseus de Jerusalém, dizendo: 2 Por que transgridem os teus discípulos a tradição dos anciãos? Pois não lavam as mãos quando comem pão. 3 Ele, porém, respondendo, disse-lhes: Por que transgredis vós também o mandamento de Deus pela vossa tradição? 4 Porque Deus ordenou, dizendo: Honra a teu pai e a tua mãe; e: Quem maldisser ao pai ou à mãe, que morra de morte. 5 Mas vós dizeis: Qualquer que disser ao pai ou à mãe: É oferta ao Senhor o que poderias aproveitar de mim, esse não precisa honrar nem a seu pai nem a sua mãe, 6 E assim invalidastes, pela vossa tradição, o mandamento de Deus. 7 Hipócritas, bem profetizou Isaías a vosso respeito, dizendo: 8 Este povo honra-me com os seus lábios, mas o seu coração está longe de mim. 9 Mas em vão me adoram, ensinando doutrinas que são preceitos dos homens. 10 E, chamando a si a multidão, disse-lhes: Ouvi e entendei: 11 o que contamina o homem não é o que entra na boca, mas o que sai da boca, isso é o que contamina o homem. 12 Então, acercando-se dele os seus discípulos, disseram-lhe: Sabes que os fariseus, ouvindo essas palavras, se escandalizaram? 13 Ele, porém, respondendo, disse: Toda planta que meu Pai celestial não plantou será arrancada. 14 Deixai-os; são condutores cegos; ora, se um cego guiar outro cego, ambos cairão na cova. 15 E Pedro, tomando a palavra, disse-lhe: Explica-nos essa parábola. 16 Jesus, porém, disse: Até vós mesmos estais ainda sem entender? 17 Ainda não compreendeis que tudo o que entra pela boca desce para o ventre e é lançado fora? 18 Mas o que sai da boca procede do coração, e isso contamina o homem. 19 Porque do coração procedem os maus pensamentos, mortes, adultérios, prostituição, furtos, falsos testemunhos e blasfêmias. 20 São essas coisas que contaminam o homem; mas comer sem lavar as mãos, isso não contamina o homem.
A mulher cananeia(B)
21 E, partindo Jesus dali, foi para as partes de Tiro e de Sidom. 22 E eis que uma mulher cananeia, que saíra daquelas cercanias, clamou, dizendo: Senhor, Filho de Davi, tem misericórdia de mim, que minha filha está miseravelmente endemoninhada. 23 Mas ele não lhe respondeu palavra. E os seus discípulos, chegando ao pé dele, rogaram-lhe, dizendo: Despede-a, que vem gritando atrás de nós. 24 E ele, respondendo, disse: Eu não fui enviado senão às ovelhas perdidas da casa de Israel. 25 Então, chegou ela e adorou-o, dizendo: Senhor, socorre-me. 26 Ele, porém, respondendo, disse: Não é bom pegar o pão dos filhos e deitá-lo aos cachorrinhos. 27 E ela disse: Sim, Senhor, mas também os cachorrinhos comem das migalhas que caem da mesa dos seus senhores. 28 Então, respondeu Jesus e disse-lhe: Ó mulher, grande é a tua fé. Seja isso feito para contigo, como tu desejas. E, desde aquela hora, a sua filha ficou sã.
A segunda multiplicação dos pães e peixes(C)
29 Partindo Jesus dali, chegou ao pé do mar da Galileia e, subindo a um monte, assentou-se lá. 30 E veio ter com ele muito povo, que trazia coxos, cegos, mudos, aleijados e outros muitos; e os puseram aos pés de Jesus, e ele os sarou, 31 de tal sorte que a multidão se maravilhou vendo os mudos a falar, os aleijados sãos, os coxos a andar, e os cegos a ver; e glorificava o Deus de Israel.
32 E Jesus, chamando os seus discípulos, disse: Tenho compaixão da multidão, porque já está comigo há três dias e não tem o que comer, e não quero despedi-la em jejum, para que não desfaleça no caminho. 33 E os seus discípulos disseram-lhe: Donde nos viriam num deserto tantos pães, para saciar tal multidão? 34 E Jesus disse-lhes: Quantos pães tendes? E eles disseram: Sete e uns poucos peixinhos. 35 Então, mandou à multidão que se assentasse no chão. 36 E, tomando os sete pães e os peixes e dando graças, partiu-os e deu-os aos seus discípulos, e os discípulos, à multidão. 37 E todos comeram e se saciaram, e levantaram, do que sobejou, sete cestos cheios de pedaços. 38 Ora, os que tinham comido eram quatro mil homens, além de mulheres e crianças. 39 E, tendo despedido a multidão, entrou no barco e dirigiu-se ao território de Magdala.
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