Read Matthew 15

World English Bible · 39 verses

1. ¹ Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. 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.’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. 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,”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. 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!”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
25. ²⁵ But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
26. ²⁶ But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
27. ²⁷ But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
28. 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
29. ²⁹ Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
30. 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,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
31. ³¹ so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
32. ³² Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued 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.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
33. ³³ The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
34. ³⁴ Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
35. ³⁵ He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
36. 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
37. ³⁷ They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
38. ³⁸ Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
39. ³⁹ Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org