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Matthew 15


Mat 15:1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
Mat 15:2 "Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
Mat 15:3 And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Mat 15:4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother, 'and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.'
Mat 15:5 But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"
Mat 15:6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Mat 15:7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
Mat 15:8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Mat 15:9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"
Mat 15:10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.
Mat 15:11 It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Mat 15:12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"
Mat 15:13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
Mat 15:14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."
Mat 15:15 Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."
Mat 15:16 Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?
Mat 15:17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
Mat 15:18 But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."
Mat 15:21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
Mat 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed."
Mat 15:23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us."
Mat 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Mat 15:25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"
Mat 15:26 And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
Mat 15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
Mat 15:28 Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once.
Mat 15:29 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
Mat 15:30 And 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 He healed them.
Mat 15:31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Mat 15:32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they 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."
Mat 15:33 The disciples said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?"
Mat 15:34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
Mat 15:35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
Mat 15:36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Mat 15:37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
Mat 15:38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Mat 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.


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Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, (kjv) Mat 15:1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, Mat 15:1 τότε προσέρχονται τῶ ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ ἱεροσολύμων φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. (kjv) Mat 15:2 "Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." Mat 15:2 διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταί σου παραβαίνουσιν τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων; οὐ γὰρ νίπτονται τὰς χεῖρας [αὐτῶν] ὅταν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? (kjv) Mat 15:3 And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? Mat 15:3 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τί καὶ ὑμεῖς παραβαίνετε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν;
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. (kjv) Mat 15:4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother, 'and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.' Mat 15:4 ὁ γὰρ θεὸς εἶπεν, τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καί, ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω·
Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; (kjv) Mat 15:5 But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God," Mat 15:5 ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε, ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῶ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, δῶρον ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,
Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. (kjv) Mat 15:6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. Mat 15:6 οὐ μὴ τιμήσει τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἠκυρώσατε τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν.
Mat 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, (kjv) Mat 15:7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: Mat 15:7 ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν ἠσαΐας λέγων,
Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. (kjv) Mat 15:8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Mat 15:8 ὁ λαὸς οὖτος τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ·
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (kjv) Mat 15:9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'" Mat 15:9 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
Mat 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: (kjv) Mat 15:10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand. Mat 15:10 καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ἀκούετε καὶ συνίετε·
Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. (kjv) Mat 15:11 It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." Mat 15:11 οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
Mat 15:12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? (kjv) Mat 15:12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?" Mat 15:12 τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῶ, οἶδας ὅτι οἱ φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;
Mat 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. (kjv) Mat 15:13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. Mat 15:13 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, πᾶσα φυτεία ἣν οὐκ ἐφύτευσεν ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ οὐράνιος ἐκριζωθήσεται.
Mat 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. (kjv) Mat 15:14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." Mat 15:14 ἄφετε αὐτούς· τυφλοί εἰσιν ὁδηγοί [τυφλῶν]· τυφλὸς δὲ τυφλὸν ἐὰν ὁδηγῇ, ἀμφότεροι εἰς βόθυνον πεσοῦνται.
Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. (kjv) Mat 15:15 Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us." Mat 15:15 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῶ, φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολήν [ταύτην].
Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? (kjv) Mat 15:16 Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also? Mat 15:16 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἀκμὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀσύνετοί ἐστε;
Mat 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? (kjv) Mat 15:17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? Mat 15:17 οὐ νοεῖτε ὅτι πᾶν τὸ εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν χωρεῖ καὶ εἰς ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται;
Mat 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. (kjv) Mat 15:18 But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. Mat 15:18 τὰ δὲ ἐκπορευόμενα ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ἐκ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχεται, κἀκεῖνα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: (kjv) Mat 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. Mat 15:19 ἐκ γὰρ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχονται διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί, φόνοι, μοιχεῖαι, πορνεῖαι, κλοπαί, ψευδομαρτυρίαι, βλασφημίαι.
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. (kjv) Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man." Mat 15:20 ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸ δὲ ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν φαγεῖν οὐ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
Mat 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. (kjv) Mat 15:21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon. Mat 15:21 καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ ἰησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη τύρου καὶ σιδῶνος.
Mat 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. (kjv) Mat 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed." Mat 15:22 καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ χαναναία ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων ἐκείνων ἐξελθοῦσα ἔκραζεν λέγουσα, ἐλέησόν με, κύριε, υἱὸς δαυίδ· ἡ θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται.
Mat 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. (kjv) Mat 15:23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us." Mat 15:23 ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες, ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (kjv) Mat 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Mat 15:24 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μὴ εἰς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου ἰσραήλ.
Mat 15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. (kjv) Mat 15:25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" Mat 15:25 ἡ δὲ ἐλθοῦσα προσεκύνει αὐτῶ λέγουσα, κύριε, βοήθει μοι.
Mat 15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. (kjv) Mat 15:26 And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Mat 15:26 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.
Mat 15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. (kjv) Mat 15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Mat 15:27 ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, ναί, κύριε, καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν.
Mat 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. (kjv) Mat 15:28 Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once. Mat 15:28 τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ, ὦ γύναι, μεγάλη σου ἡ πίστις· γενηθήτω σοι ὡς θέλεις. καὶ ἰάθη ἡ θυγάτηρ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης.
Mat 15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. (kjv) Mat 15:29 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. Mat 15:29 καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ὁ ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἀναβὰς εἰς τὸ ὄρος ἐκάθητο ἐκεῖ.
Mat 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: (kjv) Mat 15:30 And 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 He healed them. Mat 15:30 καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῶ ὄχλοι πολλοὶ ἔχοντες μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν χωλούς, τυφλούς, κυλλούς, κωφούς, καὶ ἑτέρους πολλούς, καὶ ἔρριψαν αὐτοὺς παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς·
Mat 15:31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. (kjv) Mat 15:31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Mat 15:31 ὥστε τὸν ὄχλον θαυμάσαι βλέποντας κωφοὺς λαλοῦντας, κυλλοὺς ὑγιεῖς, καὶ χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας καὶ τυφλοὺς βλέποντας· καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν θεὸν ἰσραήλ.
Mat 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. (kjv) Mat 15:32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they 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." Mat 15:32 ὁ δὲ ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, σπλαγχνίζομαι ἐπὶ τὸν ὄχλον, ὅτι ἤδη ἡμέραι τρεῖς προσμένουσίν μοι καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν τί φάγωσιν· καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτοὺς νήστεις οὐ θέλω, μήποτε ἐκλυθῶσιν ἐν τῇ ὁδῶ.
Mat 15:33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? (kjv) Mat 15:33 The disciples said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?" Mat 15:33 καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῶ οἱ μαθηταί, πόθεν ἡμῖν ἐν ἐρημίᾳ ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι ὥστε χορτάσαι ὄχλον τοσοῦτον;
Mat 15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. (kjv) Mat 15:34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish." Mat 15:34 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ ἰησοῦς, πόσους ἄρτους ἔχετε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ἑπτά, καὶ ὀλίγα ἰχθύδια.
Mat 15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. (kjv) Mat 15:35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; Mat 15:35 καὶ παραγγείλας τῶ ὄχλῳ ἀναπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν
Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. (kjv) Mat 15:36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. Mat 15:36 ἔλαβεν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους καὶ τοὺς ἰχθύας καὶ εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ ἐδίδου τοῖς μαθηταῖς, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις.
Mat 15:37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. (kjv) Mat 15:37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. Mat 15:37 καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν, καὶ τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων ἦραν, ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας πλήρεις.
Mat 15:38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. (kjv) Mat 15:38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Mat 15:38 οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν τετρακισχίλιοι ἄνδρες χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων.
Mat 15:39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.(kjv) Mat 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan. Mat 15:39 καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἐνέβη εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια μαγαδάν.

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