| 15.1 |
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, |
| 15.2 |
“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.” |
| 15.3 |
He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? |
| 15.4 |
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ |
| 15.5 |
But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,” |
| 15.6 |
he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition. |
| 15.7 |
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, |
| 15.8 |
‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. |
| 15.9 |
And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’” |
| 15.10 |
He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand. |
| 15.11 |
That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.” |
| 15.12 |
Then the disciples came, and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?” |
| 15.13 |
But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted. |
| 15.14 |
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.” |
| 15.15 |
Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.” |
| 15.16 |
So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand? |
| 15.17 |
Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body? |
| 15.18 |
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man. |
| 15.19 |
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies. |
| 15.20 |
These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.” |
| 15.21 |
Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 15.22 |
Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!” |
| 15.23 |
But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.” |
| 15.24 |
But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| 15.25 |
But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.” |
| 15.26 |
But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” |
| 15.27 |
But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” |
| 15.28 |
Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour. |
| 15.29 |
Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. |
| 15.30 |
Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them, |
| 15.31 |
so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel. |
| 15.32 |
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.” |
| 15.33 |
The disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?” |
| 15.34 |
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” |
| 15.35 |
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; |
| 15.36 |
and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. |
| 15.37 |
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. |
| 15.38 |
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. |
| 15.39 |
Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala. |
