{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":15,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"matthew/14","next":"matthew/16","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then [some] Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem [and] asked,","f":[],"h":"The Tradition of the Elders","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ Why {do} Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"[Jesus] replied,“ And why {do} you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ And why {do} you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"For God said,‘ Honor [your] father and mother ’ and ‘ Anyone who curses [his] father or mother must be put to death.’","f":["Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16","Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9"]},{"v":5,"t":"But you say that if anyone says to [his] father or mother,‘ Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted [to God],’","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"he need not honor his father or mother [with it]. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.","f":["NE and TR (see also Mark 7:12); literally he need not honor his father or mother; SBL, NA, WH, and BYZ do not include or mother."]},{"v":7,"t":"You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"‘ These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ These people honor Me with their lips,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"but their hearts are far from Me."}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":9,"t":"They worship Me in vain; they teach [as] doctrine [the] precepts of men.’”","f":["Isaiah 29:13 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"They worship Me in vain;"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"they teach [as] doctrine [the] precepts of men.’”"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":10,"t":"[Jesus] called the crowd [to Him] [and] said,“ Listen and understand.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] called the crowd [to Him] [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Listen and understand."}],"h":"What Defiles a Man","style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"A man is not defiled by what enters [his] mouth, but by what comes out of [it].”","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Then the disciples came to Him [and] said,“ Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"But [Jesus] replied,“ Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But [Jesus] replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"Disregard them! They are blind guides. If [a] blind [man] leads [a] blind [man], both will fall into a pit.”","f":["Or blind guides of the blind"]},{"v":15,"t":"Peter said to Him,“ Explain this parable to us.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"“ Do you still not understand?” [Jesus] asked.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"“ Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":18,"t":"But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, [and] slander.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile [him].”","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.","f":[],"h":"The Faith of the Canaanite Woman","style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"And a Canaanite woman from that region came [to Him], crying out,“ Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter {is} miserably possessed by a demon.”","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"But [Jesus] did not answer a word. So His disciples came [and] urged Him,“ Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"He answered,“ I was sent only to the lost sheep of [the] house of Israel.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"He answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I was sent only to the lost sheep of [the] house of Israel.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"[The woman] came [and] knelt before Him.“ Lord, help me!” she said.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"But [Jesus] replied,“ It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss [it] to the dogs.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But [Jesus] replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss [it] to the dogs.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"“ Yes, Lord,” she said,“ even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”","f":["Or puppies"],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"“ O woman,” Jesus answered,“ your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ O woman,” Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain [and] sat down.","f":[],"h":"The Feeding of the Four Thousand","style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"Large 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.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"The crowd was amazed when they saw [the] mute speaking, [the] crippled restored, [the] lame walking, and [the] blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"Then Jesus called His disciples [to Him] [and] said,“ I have compassion for [this] crowd, because 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 faint along the way.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus called His disciples [to Him] [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I have compassion for [this] crowd, because 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 faint along the way.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"The disciples replied,“ Where in this desolate place could we [find] enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"“ How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.“ Seven,” they replied,“ and a few small fish.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Seven,” they replied,“ and a few small fish.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks [and] broke [them]. Then He gave [them] to [the] disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the people.","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"They all ate and were satisfied, and [the disciples] picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"After [Jesus] had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.","f":[],"style":"reg"}]}