Matthew, 15

1. Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

1. Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus. And they said to him,

2. Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

2. "Why don't your disciples follow the tradition of the elders? In fact, they don't wash their hands before eating."

3. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

3. Jesus answered, "And you, why do you break God's command for the sake of your traditions?

4. For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

4. For God commanded: Do your duty to your father and your mother, and: whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.

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;

5. But you say that anyone may say to his father or mother: 'What you could have expected from me, I have reserved for the Temple.'

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.

6. In this case, according to you, a person is freed of his duty to his father and mother. And so, you have nullified the command of God for the sake of your traditions.

7. [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

7. Hypocrites! Isaiah rightly prophesied of you when he said:

8. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.

8. This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

9. The worship they offer me is worthless, for they only teach human rules."

10. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

10. Jesus then called the people near him and said to them, "Listen and understand:

11. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

11. what enters into the mouth does not make a person unclean, what defiles one is what comes out of his mouth."

12. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

12. After a while the disciples gathered around Jesus and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended by what you said?"

13. But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

13. Jesus answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be uprooted.

14. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

14. Pay no attention to them! They are blind leading the blind. When a blind person leads another, the two will fall into a pit."

15. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

15. Peter said to him, "Explain this sentence to us."

16. And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

16. Jesus replied, "So even you, too, are dull?

17. Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

17. Do you not see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach, and then out of the body?

18. But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

18. But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and that is what makes a person unclean.

19. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

19. Indeed, it is from the heart that evil desires come - murder, adultery, immorality, theft, lies, slander.

20. These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

20. These are the things that make a person unclean; but eating without washing the hands does not make a person unclean."

21. Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

21. Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

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.

22. Now a Canaanite woman came from those borders and began to cry out, "Lord, Son of David, have pity on me! My daughter is tormented by a demon."

23. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

23. But Jesus did not answer her, not even a word. So his disciples approached him and said, "Send her away: see how she is shouting after us."

24. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

24. Then Jesus said to her, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel."

25. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

25. But the woman was already kneeling before Jesus and said, "Sir, help me!"

26. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.

26. Jesus answered, "It is not right to take the bread from the children and throw it to the little dogs."

27. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

27. The woman replied, "It is true, sir, but even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their master's table."

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.

28. Then Jesus said, "Woman, how great is your faith! Let it be as you wish." And her daughter was healed at that moment.

29. And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

29. From there Jesus went to the shore of Lake Galilee, and then went up into the hills where he sat down.

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:

30. Great crowds came to him, bringing the dumb, the blind, the lame, the crippled, and many with other infirmities. The people carried them to the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.

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.

31. All were astonished when they saw the dumb speaking, the lame walking, the crippled healed and the blind able to see; so they glorified the God of Israel.

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.

32. Jesus called his disciples and said to them, "I am filled with compassion for these people; they have already followed me for three days and now have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they may faint on the way."

33. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

33. His disciples said to him, "And where shall we find enough bread in this wilderness to feed such a crowd?"

34. And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

34. Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They answered, "Seven, and a few small fish."

35. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

35. So Jesus ordered the people to sit on the ground.

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.

36. Then he took the seven loaves and the small fish and gave thanks to God. He broke them and gave them to his disciples, who distributed them to the people.

37. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full.

37. They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftover broken pieces filled seven wicker baskets.

38. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

38. Four thousand men had eaten, besides women and children.

39. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

39. Then Jesus sent away the crowd, got into the boat and went to Magdala.