15Matthew 15

1Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,Select Matthew 15:1

2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.Select Matthew 15:2

3And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?Select Matthew 15:3

4For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.Select Matthew 15:4

5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God;Select Matthew 15:5

6he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.Select Matthew 15:6

7Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,Select Matthew 15:7

8This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.Select Matthew 15:8

9But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men.Select Matthew 15:9

10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:Select Matthew 15:10

11Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.Select Matthew 15:11

12Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?Select Matthew 15:12

13But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.Select Matthew 15:13

14Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.Select Matthew 15:14

15And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.Select Matthew 15:15

16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?Select Matthew 15:16

17Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?Select Matthew 15:17

18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.Select Matthew 15:18

19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:Select Matthew 15:19

20these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.Select Matthew 15:20

21And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.Select Matthew 15:21

22And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.Select Matthew 15:22

23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.Select Matthew 15:23

24But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.Select Matthew 15:24

25But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.Select Matthew 15:25

26And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.Select Matthew 15:26

27But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.Select Matthew 15:27

28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.Select Matthew 15:28

29And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.Select Matthew 15:29

30And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them:Select Matthew 15:30

31insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.Select Matthew 15:31

32And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.Select Matthew 15:32

33And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?Select Matthew 15:33

34And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.Select Matthew 15:34

35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;Select Matthew 15:35

36and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.Select Matthew 15:36

37And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.Select Matthew 15:37

38And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.Select Matthew 15:38

39And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.Select Matthew 15:39