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Matthew 15
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Matthew 15
Revised Standard Version
The Tradition of the Elders
15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3 He answered them, “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.’ 5 But you say, ‘If any one tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is given to God,[a] he need not honor his father.’ 6 So, for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word[b] of God. 7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”
Things That Defile
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” 13 He answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” 15 But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.” 16 And he said, “Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and so passes on?[c] 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. 20 These are what defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
The Canaanite Woman’s Faith
21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
Jesus Cures Many People
29 And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 so that the throng wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Feeding the Four Thousand
32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” 33 And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?” 34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Mag′adan.
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:5 Or an offering
- Matthew 15:6 Other ancient authorities read law
- Matthew 15:17 Or is evacuated
Matthew 15
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Matthew 15
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
15 Then from Jerusalem came scribes and Pharisees and said,
2 Why do Your disciples transgress and violate the rules handed down by the elders of the past? For they do not practice [ceremonially] washing their hands before they eat.
3 He replied to them, And why also do you transgress and violate the commandment of God for the sake of the rules handed down to you by your forefathers (the elders)?
4 For God commanded, Honor your father and your mother, and, He who curses or reviles or speaks evil of or abuses or treats improperly his father or mother, let him surely come to his end by death.(A)
5 But you say, If anyone tells his father or mother, What you would have gained from me [that is, the money and whatever I have that might be used for helping you] is already dedicated as a gift to God, then he is exempt and no longer under obligation to honor and help his father or his mother.
6 So for the sake of your tradition (the rules handed down by your forefathers), you have set aside the Word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect].
7 You pretenders (hypocrites)! Admirably and truly did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said:
8 These people draw near Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off and are far away from Me.
9 Uselessly do they worship Me, for they teach as doctrines the commands of men.(B)
10 And Jesus called the people to Him and said to them, Listen and grasp and comprehend this:
11 It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean and defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean and defiles [him].
12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, Do You know that the Pharisees were displeased and offended and indignant when they heard this saying?
13 He answered, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be torn up by the roots.(C)
14 Let them alone and disregard them; they are blind guides and teachers. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch.
15 But Peter said to Him, Explain this [a]proverb (this [b]maxim) to us.
16 And He said, Are you also even yet dull and ignorant [without understanding and [c]unable to put things together]?
17 Do you not see and understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the [d]abdomen and so passes on into the place where discharges are deposited?
18 But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what makes a man unclean and defiles [him].
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts (reasonings and disputings and designs) such as murder, adultery, sexual vice, theft, false witnessing, slander, and irreverent speech.
20 These are what make a man unclean and defile [him]; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him unclean or defile [him].
21 And going away from there, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold, a woman who was a Canaanite from that district came out and, with a [loud, troublesomely urgent] cry, begged, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is miserably and distressingly and cruelly possessed by a demon!
23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, Send her away, for she is crying out after us.
24 He answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 But she came and, kneeling, worshiped Him and kept praying, Lord, help me!
26 And He answered, It is not right (proper, becoming, or fair) to take the children’s bread and throw it to the [e]little dogs.
27 She said, Yes, Lord, yet even the little pups ([f]little whelps) eat the crumbs that fall from their [young] masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you wish. And her daughter was cured from that [g]moment.
29 And Jesus went on from there and passed along the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up into the hills and kept sitting there.
30 And a great multitude came to Him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them down at His feet; and He cured them,
31 So that the crowd was amazed when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they [h]recognized and praised and thanked and glorified the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, I have pity and sympathy and am deeply moved for the crowd, because they have been with Me now three days and they have nothing [at all left] to eat; and I am not willing to send them away hungry, lest they faint or become exhausted on the way.
33 And the disciples said to Him, Where are we to get bread sufficient to feed so great a crowd in this isolated and desert place?
34 And Jesus asked them, How many loaves of bread do you have? They replied, Seven, and a few small fish.
35 And ordering the crowd to recline on the ground,
36 He took the seven loaves and the fish, and when He had given thanks, He broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they gathered up seven [[i]large provision] baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
38 Those who ate were 4,000 men, not including the women and the children.
39 Then He dismissed the crowds, got into the boat, and went to the district of Magadan.
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:15 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Matthew 15:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 15:16 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Matthew 15:17 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Matthew 15:26 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 15:27 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
- Matthew 15:28 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Matthew 15:31 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Matthew 15:37 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies. See also footnote on Matt. 14:20.
Matthew 15
New International Version
Matthew 15
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That Which Defiles(A)
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!”(B)
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](C) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](D) 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.(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
- 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
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마태복음 15
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하나님의 법과 사람이 만든 규칙
(막 7:1-23)
15 바리새파 사람들과 율법 선생 몇이 예루살렘에서 예수를 찾아와 물었다. 2 “어찌하여 당신의 제자들은 우리 조상 때부터 전해 내려오는 가르침을 지키지 않습니까? 당신의 제자들은 음식을 먹기 전에 손을 씻지 않습니다.”
3 예수께서는 거기에 대한 대답으로 이렇게 물으셨다. “너희는 어찌하여 너희의 관습을 따르느라 하나님의 계명을 어기느냐? 4 하나님께서는 ‘네 아버지와 어머니를 공경하라’(A)고 말씀하셨다. 그리고 ‘누구든지 아버지나 어머니를 욕하는 자는 반드시 죽을 것이다’(B) 라고도 하셨다. 5 그런데 너희는 자기 부모에게 ‘부모님께 드릴 것을 모두 하나님께 바쳤습니다.’ 라고 말하는 사람은, 누구든지 6 부모님을 공경하지 않아도 된다고 가르친다. 이렇게 너희는 너희의 전통을 핑계로 하나님의 계명을 무시해 버렸다. 7 위선자들아! 이사야[a]가 너희를 두고 예언한 말이 꼭 들어맞는다.
8 ‘이 사람들이 입술로는 나를 공경하여도
마음은 내게서 멀어져 있구나.
9 그들은 나를 헛되이 예배한다.
그들이 가르치는 것이라고는
사람이 만든 계명일 뿐이다.’”(C)
10 예수께서 모인 사람들을 가까이 불러 말씀하셨다. “내 말을 잘 듣고 무슨 뜻인지 깨달아 알도록 하여라. 11 사람의 입으로 들어가는 것이 사람을 더럽히는 것이 아니다. 사람의 입에서 나오는 말이 사람을 더럽힌다.”
12 그때에 예수의 제자들은 예수께 다가와서 말하였다. “바리새파 사람들이 선생님께서 방금 하신 말씀을 듣고 화가 난 것을 아십니까?”
13 예수께서 대답하셨다. “하늘에 계신 내 아버지께서 심지 않으신 것은 모두 뿌리 뽑힐 것이다. 14 그대로 내버려 두어라. 그들은 눈먼 사람들이면서 다른 눈먼 사람들을 이끌고 있다. 눈먼 사람이 눈먼 사람을 이끌면 둘 다 구덩이에 빠지게 된다.”
15 이 말씀을 듣고 베드로가 예수께 청하였다. “사람을 더럽히는 것에 대해 좀 더 쉽게 말씀해 주십시오.”
16 예수께서 말씀하셨다. “너희도 아직 그 뜻을 모르느냐? 17 사람의 입으로 들어가는 것은 모두 뱃속으로 들어갔다가 뒤로 나오는 것이 아니냐? 18 그러나 사람의 입에서 나오는 것은 마음에서 나오는 것이 아니더냐! 마음에서 나오는 것이 사람을 더럽힌다. 19 마음에서 나오는 것은 악한 생각과 살인과 간음과 음란한 짓과 도둑질과 거짓말과 헐뜯고 모욕하는 것들이다. 20 그리고 이런 것들이 사람을 더럽히는 것이다. 손을 씻지 않고 음식을 먹는다고 해서 사람이 더러워지는 것이 아니다.”
가나안 여인을 도와주시다
(막 7:24-30)
21 예수께서는 그곳을 떠나 두로와 시돈 지방으로 가셨다. 22 그러자 그 지방에 살고 있던 한 가나안 여자가 나와서 이렇게 외쳤다. “다윗의 자손[b]이신 주여, 저를 불쌍히 여겨 주십시오! 제 딸이 귀신이 들려 몹시 시달리고 있습니다.”
23 예수께서는 아무런 대답도 하지 않으셨다. 그러자 제자들이 예수께 다가와 청했다. “저 여자가 줄곧 소리치며 따라오니 그만 돌려보내시지요.”
24 예수께서 말씀하셨다. “하나님께서는 나를 이스라엘의 길 잃은 사람들[c]을 찾으라고 보내셨다.”
25 그러자 그 여자가 예수의 발 앞에 엎드려 절하며 말하였다. “주여, 도와주십시오!”
26 예수께서 그 여자에게 말씀하셨다. “자식에게 줄 음식을 개에게 주는 것은 옳지 않다.”
27 그 여자가 대답하였다. “주님의 말씀이 옳습니다. 하지만 개도 주인의 밥상에서 떨어지는 부스러기를 먹습니다.”
28 그제야 예수께서 그 여자에게 말씀하셨다. “여인아, 네 믿음이 참 장하다. 네 소원대로 될 것이다.” 그 순간 그 여자의 딸이 나았다.
많은 사람의 병을 고치시다
29 예수께서는 그곳을 떠나서 갈릴리 바닷가를 지나 산에 올라가 앉으셨다. 30 많은 사람이 무리 지어 예수께 왔다. 그들은, 다리를 저는 사람들과 눈먼 사람들과 걷지 못하는 사람들과 말 못 하는 사람들과 그 밖에 많은 병자들을 데리고 왔다. 그들은 데리고 온 병자들을 예수의 발 앞에 눕혀 놓았다. 예수께서는 그들을 고쳐 주셨다. 31 말 못 하던 사람이 말을 하고, 다리를 절던 사람이 성해지고, 눈먼 사람이 눈을 떴다. 그것을 본 사람들은 크게 놀라 이스라엘의 하나님[d]을 찬양하였다.
사천 명이 넘는 사람을 먹이시다
(막 8:1-10)
32 예수께서는 제자들을 불러 말씀하셨다. “저 사람들이 나와 함께 있은 지가 벌써 사흘이나 되었다. 그런데 먹을 것이 없어 굶고 있으니 몹시 가엾구나. 그들을 굶긴 채 집으로 돌려보내고 싶지 않다. 그랬다가는 돌아가는 길에서 쓰러질지도 모르겠다.”
33 제자들이 예수께 말하였다. “이런 외딴 곳에서 어떻게 저 많은 사람들이 먹을 빵을 구하겠습니까?”
34 예수께서 제자들에게 물으셨다. “지금 가지고 있는 빵이 몇 개나 되느냐?”
제자들이 대답하였다. “빵 일곱 개와 작은 물고기 몇 마리가 있습니다.”
35 예수께서 사람들에게 땅에 앉으라고 명하셨다. 36 그러고 나서 빵 일곱 개와 물고기를 손에 드시고 하나님께 감사를 드렸다. 예수께서는 빵을 떼어 제자들에게 나누어주기 시작하셨고, 제자들은 그 빵을 다시 사람들에게 나누어 주었다. 37 사람들은 모두 배불리 먹었다. 먹고 남은 것을 제자들이 모아 광주리에 담아 보니 일곱 광주리에 가득 찼다. 38 여자와 아이들을 빼고도 음식을 먹은 사람이 사천 명이나 되었다. 39 예수께서는 사람들을 돌려보내시고 난 다음, 배를 타고 마가단 지역[e]으로 가셨다.
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