Matthew Chapter 15

15:1 Then ^aa came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,



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



15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?



15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour ^ad thy father and mother: and, ^ae He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.



15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, ^af It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;



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.



15:7 Ye ^ag hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,



15:8 This ^ah people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.



15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching ^ai for doctrines the commandments of men.



15:10 ¶ And ^aj he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:



15:11 Not ^ak that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.



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



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



15:14 Let ^am them alone: ^an they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.



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



15:16 And Jesus said, ^ap Are ye also yet without understanding?



15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever ^aq entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?



15:18 But ^ar those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.



15:19 For ^as out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:



15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.



15:21 ¶ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.



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.



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.



15:24 But he answered and said, ^at I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.



15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.



15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to ^au dogs.



15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.



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.



15:29 And ^av Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh ^aw unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.



15:30 And ^ax 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:



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.



15:32 ¶ Then ^ay Jesus called his disciples unto him , and said, I ^az 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.



15:33 And ^ba his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?



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



15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.



15:36 And ^bb he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and ^bc gave thanks, and brake them , and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.



15:37 And they did all eat, ^bd and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.



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



15:39 And ^be he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.




aa   Mark 7:1
ab   Mark 7:5
ac   Galatians 1:14   Colossians 2:8
ad   Exodus 20:12   Leviticus 19:3   Deuteronomy 5:6   Proverbs 23:22   Ephesians 6:2
ae   Exodus 21:17   Leviticus 20:9   Deuteronomy 27:16   Proverbs 20:20  &  30:17
af   Mark 7:11
ag   Mark 7:6
ah   Isaiah 29:13   Ezekiel 33:31
ai   Isaiah 29:13   Colossians 2:18   1 Timothy 1:6,7   Titus 1:4
aj   Mark 7:14
ak   Acts 10:15   Romans 14:14   1 Timothy 4:4   Titus 1:15
al   John 15:2   1 Corinthians 3:12
am   Hosea 14:4  
an   Isaiha 9:16   Malachi 2:8   ch 23:16   Luke 6:39
ao   Mark 7:17
ap   ch 16:9   Mark 7:18
aq   1Corinthians 6:13
ar   James 3:6
as   Genesis 6:5  &  8:21   Proverbs 6:14   Jeremiah 17:9   Mark 7:21
at   Isaiah53:6   ch 10:5,:6   Acts 3:25,:26  &  13:46
au   ch 7:6   Ephesians 2:12   Philippians 3:2
av   Mark 7:31
aw   ch 4:18   Mark 1:16   John 6:1,  &  :23
ax   Isaiah 35:5,:6   ch 11:5   Luke 7:22
ay   Mark 8:1
az   Psalms 86:15  &  103:13  &  111:4   Mark 1:41   Hebrews 2:17  &  4:15  &  5:2
ba   Numbers 11:21,:22   2 Kings 4:43
bb   ch 14:19
bc   Deuteronomy 8:10   1 Samuel 9:13   Luke 22:19
bd   Psalms 103:1  &  104:28  &  136:25  &  145:15  &  147:9
be   Mark 8:10