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
Mateo 15
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Discusión con algunos escribas y fariseos
15 (A)Entonces se acercaron* a Jesús algunos escribas y fariseos(B) de Jerusalén, diciendo: 2 «¿Por qué Tus discípulos quebrantan la tradición de los ancianos? Pues no se lavan las manos cuando comen pan(C)».
3 Jesús les preguntó: «¿Por qué también quebrantan ustedes el mandamiento de Dios a causa de su tradición? 4 Porque Dios dijo: “Honra a tu padre y a tu madre(D)”, y: “Quien hable mal de su padre o de su madre, que muera[a](E)”. 5 Pero ustedes dicen: “Cualquiera que diga a su padre o a su madre: ‘Es ofrenda a Dios todo lo mío con que pudieras ser ayudado’, 6 no necesitará más honrar[b]a su padre o a su madre[c]”. Y así ustedes invalidaron la palabra[d]de Dios por causa de su tradición. 7 ¡Hipócritas! Bien profetizó Isaías de ustedes cuando dijo:
8 “Este pueblo con los labios me honra,
Pero su corazón está muy lejos de Mí(F) .
9 -”Pues en vano me rinden culto,
Enseñando como doctrinas preceptos de hombres(G) ”».
Lo que contamina al hombre
10 Llamando junto a Él a la multitud, Jesús les dijo: «Oigan y entiendan: 11 no es lo que entra en la boca lo que contamina al hombre; sino lo que sale de la boca, eso es lo que contamina(H)al hombre». 12 Entonces, acercándose los discípulos, le dijeron*: «¿Sabes que los fariseos se escandalizaron[e] cuando oyeron Tus palabras[f]?». 13 Pero Él contestó: «Toda planta que Mi Padre celestial no haya plantado, será desarraigada(I). 14 Déjenlos; son ciegos guías de ciegos[g](J). Y si un ciego guía a otro ciego, ambos caerán en el hoyo(K)».
15 Entonces Pedro dijo a Jesús: «Explícanos la parábola(L)». 16 Jesús les dijo: «¿También están ustedes aún faltos de entendimiento? 17 ¿No entienden que todo lo que entra en la boca va al estómago[h]y luego se elimina[i]? 18 Pero lo que sale de la boca proviene del corazón(M), y eso es lo que contamina al hombre. 19 Porque del corazón provienen malos pensamientos, homicidios, adulterios, fornicaciones, robos, falsos testimonios y calumnias(N). 20 Estas cosas son las que contaminan al hombre; pero comer sin lavarse las manos no contamina al hombre».
Jesús sana a la hija de una cananea
21 (O)Saliendo Jesús de allí, se retiró a la región de Tiro y de Sidón(P). 22 Entonces una mujer cananea que había salido de aquella región, comenzó a gritar: «Señor, Hijo de David(Q), ten misericordia de mí; mi hija está terriblemente endemoniada(R)». 23 Pero Él no le contestó nada. Y acercándose Sus discípulos, le rogaban: «Atiéndela[j], pues viene gritando tras nosotros». 24 Y Jesús respondió: «No he sido enviado sino a las ovejas perdidas de la casa de Israel(S)». 25 Pero acercándose ella, se postró[k] ante Él(T), diciendo: «¡Señor, ayúdame!». 26 Y Él le dijo: «No está bien tomar el pan de los hijos, y echárselo a los perrillos». 27 Ella respondió: «Sí, Señor; pero[l] también los perrillos comen de las migajas que caen de la mesa de sus amos». 28 Entonces Jesús le dijo: «Oh mujer, grande es tu fe(U); que te suceda como deseas». Y su hija quedó sana desde aquel momento[m].
Jesús sana a muchos junto al mar de Galilea
29 (V)Pasando Jesús de allí, vino junto al mar de Galilea(W), y subiendo al monte, se sentó allí. 30 Y vinieron a Él grandes multitudes trayendo consigo cojos, lisiados, ciegos, mudos y muchos otros enfermos y los pusieron a Sus pies y Él los sanó(X); 31 de modo que la muchedumbre se maravilló al ver que los mudos hablaban, los lisiados quedaban restaurados[n], los cojos caminaban y los ciegos veían; y glorificaron al Dios de Israel(Y).
Alimentación de los cuatro mil
32 (Z)Entonces Jesús, llamando junto a Él a Sus discípulos, les dijo: «Tengo compasión de la multitud(AA), porque ya hace tres días que están aquí y no tienen qué comer; y no quiero despedirlos sin comer, no sea que desfallezcan en el camino». 33 Y los discípulos le dijeron*: «¿Dónde podríamos conseguir en el desierto tantos panes para saciar a una multitud tan grande?». 34 «¿Cuántos panes tienen?», les preguntó* Jesús. Ellos respondieron: «Siete, y unos pocos pececillos».
35 Y Él mandó a la multitud que se sentara en el suelo; 36 tomó los siete panes y los peces, y después de dar gracias(AB), los partió y empezó a darlos a los discípulos, y los discípulos a las multitudes. 37 Comieron todos y se saciaron; y recogieron de lo que sobró de los pedazos, siete canastas llenas(AC). 38 Los que comieron fueron 4,000 hombres, sin contar las mujeres y los niños. 39 Después de despedir a la muchedumbre, subió a la barca(AD) y se fue a la región de Magadán[o](AE).
Footnotes
- 15:4 Lit. muera a muerte.
- 15:6 I.e. en el sentido de socorrer.
- 15:6 Algunos mss. antiguos no incluyen: o a su madre.
- 15:6 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: la ley.
- 15:12 O fueron ofendidos.
- 15:12 Lit. la palabra.
- 15:14 Varios mss. antiguos no incluyen: de ciegos.
- 15:17 Lit. vientre.
- 15:17 Lit. se echa en la letrina.
- 15:23 Lit. Despídela.
- 15:25 O adoró.
- 15:27 Lit. porque.
- 15:28 Lit. desde aquella hora.
- 15:31 O sanos.
- 15:39 Algunos mss. posteriores dicen: Magdala.
Matthew 15
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
15 Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:
4 Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.
6 And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition.
7 Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:
8 This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.
9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
10 And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?
13 But he answering them, said: Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
15 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.
16 But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?
17 Do you not understand, that whatsoever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.
19 For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
21 And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.
23 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:
24 And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.
26 Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.
27 But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
28 Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour.
29 And when Jesus had passed away from thence, he came nigh the sea of Galilee. And going up into a mountain, he sat there.
30 And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed them:
31 So that the multitudes marvelled seeing the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 And Jesus called together his disciples, and said: I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have not what to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.
36 And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the people.
37 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.
38 And they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside children and women.
39 And having dismissed the multitude, he went up into a boat, and came into the coasts of Magedan.
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