NASB — Matthew 15 — KJV

Tradition and Commandment

1 aThen° some Pharisees° and scribes° *came° to Jesus° bfrom Jerusalem° and said°, 2 “Why°° do Your disciples° break° the tradition° of the elders°? For they ado not wash° their hands° when° they eat° bread°.” 3 And He answered° and said° to them, “Why° do you yourselves° transgress° the commandment° of God° for the sake° of your tradition°? 4 For God° said°, ‘aHONOR° YOUR FATHER° AND MOTHER°,’ and, ‘bHE WHO SPEAKS° EVIL° OF FATHER° OR° MOTHER° IS TO IBE PUT° TO DEATH°.’ 5 But you say°, ‘Whoever°° says° to [his] father° or° mother°, “Whatever°° I have° that would help° you has been Igiven° [to God],” 6 he is not to honor° his father° or° his mother°I.’ And [by this] you invalidated° the word° of God° for the sake° of your tradition°. 7 You hypocrites°, rightly° did Isaiah° prophesy° of you:
  8 aTHIS° PEOPLE° HONORS° ME WITH THEIR LIPS°,
  BUT THEIR HEART° IS FAR° AWAY° FROM ME.
  9 ‘BUT IN VAIN° DO THEY WORSHIP° ME,
  TEACHING° AS aDOCTRINES° THE PRECEPTS° OF MEN°.’”

[1] aMt 15:1-20: Mk 7:1-23 bMk 3:22; 7:1; Jn 1:19; Ac 25:7
[2] aLk 11:38
[4] ILit die the death aEx 20:12; Dt 5:16 bEx 21:17; Lv 20:9
[5] ILit a gift; i.e. an offering
[6] II.e. by supporting them with it
[8] aIs 29:13
[9] aCol 2:22

10 ¶ After Jesus called° the crowd° to Him, He said° to them, “Hear° and understand°. 11 a[It is] not what° enters° into the mouth° [that] defiles° the man°, but what° proceeds° out of the mouth°, this° defiles° the man°.”

[11] aMt 15:18; Ac 10:14, 15; 1Ti 4:3

12 ¶ Then° the disciples° *came° and *said° to Him, “Do You know° that the Pharisees° were Ioffended° when they heard° this° statement°?” 13 But He answered° and said°, aEvery° plant° which° My heavenly° Father° did not plant° shall be uprooted°. 14 Let° them alone°; athey are blind° guides° Iof the blind°. And bif° a blind° man° guides° a blind° man°, both° will fall° into a pit°.”

[12] ILit caused to stumble
[13] aIs 60:21; 61:3; Jn 15:2; 1Co 3:9
[14] ILater mss add of the blind aMt 23:16, 24 bLk 6:39

The Heart of Man

15 ¶ Peter° Isaid° to Him, “aExplain° the parable° to us.” 16 IJesus said°, “Are you still° lacking° in understanding° also°? 17 Do you not understand° that everything° that goes° into the mouth° passes° into the stomach°, and is Ieliminated°°°? 18 But athe things that proceed° out of the mouth° come° from the heart°, and those° defile° the man°. 19 aFor out of the heart° come° evil° thoughts°, murders°, adulteries°, Ifornications°, thefts°, false° witness°, slanders°. 20 These° are the things which defile° the man°; but to eat° with unwashed° hands° does not defile° the man°.”

[15] ILit answered and said aMt 13:36
[16] ILit and He
[17] ILit thrown out into the latrine
[18] aMt 12:34; Mk 7:20
[19] II.e. sexual immorality aGa 5:19ff

The Syrophoenician Woman

21aJesus° went° away° from there°, and withdrew° into the district° of bTyre° and bSidon°. 22 And a Canaanite° woman° from that region° came° out and [began] to cry° out, saying°, “Have° mercy° on me, Lord°, aSon° of David°; my daughter° is cruelly° bdemon-possessed°.” 23 But He did not answer° her a word°. And His disciples° came° and implored° Him, saying°, “Send° her away°, because° she keeps shouting° Iat us.” 24 But He answered° and said°, “I was sent° only°°° to athe lost° sheep° of the house° of Israel°.” 25 But she came° and a[began] Ito bow° down° before° Him, saying°, “Lord°, help° me!” 26 And He answered° and said°, “It is not Igood° to take° the children’s° bread° and throw° it to the dogs°.” 27 But she said°, “Yes°, Lord°; Ibut even° the dogs° feed° on the crumbs° which fall° from their masters’° table°.” 28 Then° Jesus° said° to her, “O° woman°, ayour faith° is great°; it shall be done° for you as you wish°.” And her daughter° was healed° Iat once°°.

[21] aMt 15:21-28: Mk 7:24-30 bMt 11:21
[22] aMt 9:27 bMt 4:24
[23] ILit behind us
[24] aMt 10:6
[25] IOr worshiped aMt 8:2
[26] IOr proper
[27] ILit for
[28] ILit from that hour aMt 9:22

Healing Crowds

29aDeparting° from there°, Jesus° went° along° by bthe Sea° of Galilee°, and having gone° up on the mountain°, He was sitting° there°. 30 And Ilarge° crowds° came° to Him, bringing° with them [those who were] lame°, crippled°, blind°, mute°, and many° others°, and they laid° them down° at His feet°; and aHe healed° them. 31 So° the crowd° marveled° as they saw° the mute° speaking°, the crippled° Irestored°, and the lame° walking°, and the blind° seeing°; and they aglorified° the God° of Israel°.

[29] aMt 15:29-31; Mk 7:31-37 bMt 4:18
[30] ILit many aMt 4:23
[31] IOr healthy aMt 9:8

Four Thousand Fed

32aAnd Jesus° called° His disciples° to Him, and said°, bI feel° compassion° for the Ipeople°, because° they IIhave remained° with Me now° three° days° and have° nothing°° to eat°; and I do not want° to send° them away° hungry°, for they might faint° on the way°.” 33 The disciples° *said° to Him, “Where° would we get so° many° loaves° in [this] desolate° place° to satisfy° such° a large° crowd°?” 34 And Jesus° *said° to them, “How° many° loaves° do you have°?” And they said°, “Seven°, and a few° small° fish°.” 35 And He directed° the Ipeople° to IIsit° down° on the ground°; 36 and He took° the seven° loaves° and the fish°; and agiving° thanks°, He broke° them and started giving° them to the disciples°, and the disciples° [gave them] to the people°. 37 And they all° ate° and were satisfied°, and they picked° up what° was left° over° of the broken° pieces°, seven° large° abaskets° full°. 38 And those° who ate° were four° thousand° men°, besides° women° and children°.

[32] ILit crowd IILit are remaining aMt 15:32-39: Mk 8:1-10; Mt 14:13-21 bMt 9:36
[35] ILit crowd IILit recline
[36] aMt 14:19; 26:27; Lk 22:17, 19; Jn 6:11, 23; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6
[37] aMt 16:10; Mk 8:8, 20; Ac 9:25

39 ¶ And sending° away° the crowds°, Jesus got° into athe boat° and came° to the region° of bMagadan°.

[39] aMk 3:9 bMk 8:10


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1 ¶ Thenº cameºª to Jesusº scribesº andº Pharisees,º which² were ofº Jerusalem,º saying,ºª 2 Whyº do thyº disciplesº transgressºª the² traditionº of the² elders?º forº they washºª notº their¹² handsº whenº they eatºª bread.º

[1] Mt 5:20; 23:2, 15; Mk 7:1; Lk 5:17, 21, 30; Ac 23:9.
[2] Gn 1:14; Mk 7:2, 5; Col 2:8, 20; 1P 1:18.

Christ reproveth the scribes and Pharisees for transgressing God's Commandments through their own traditions:

3 Butº he² answeredºª and saidºª unto them,º Whyº do yeº alsoº transgressºª the² commandmentº of Godº byº yourº tradition?º 4 Forº Godº commanded,ºª saying,ºª Honourºª thyº fatherº andº mother:º and,º He that cursethºª fatherº orº mother,º let him dieºª the death.º 5 Butº yeº say,ºª Whosoeverºº shall sayºª to [his] fatherº orº [his] mother,º [It is] a gift,º by¹ whatsoeverºº thou mightest be profitedºª by² me;º 6 Andº honourºª notº his¹² fatherº orº his¹² mother,º [he shall be free]. Thusº have ye made¹ª the commandment¹ of God¹ of none effectºª²²² byº yourº tradition.º 7 [Ye] hypocrites,º wellº did¹ª Esaiasº prophesyºª ofº you,º saying,ºª 8 Thisº peopleº draweth nighºª unto meº with their¹² mouth,º andº honourethºª meº with [their] lips;º butº theirº heartº isºª farº fromº me.º 9 Butº in vainº they do worshipºª me,º teachingºª [for] doctrinesº the commandmentsº of men.º

[3] Mt 7:3; Mk 7:6, 13; Col 2:8, 23; Tit 1:14.
[4] Ex 20:12; 21:17; Lv 19:3; 20:9; Dt 5:16; 21:18; 27:16; Pv 20:20; 23:22; 30:17; Is 8:20; Mt 4:10; 5:17; 19:19; Ro 3:31; Ep 6:1.
[5] Lv 27:9; Pv 20:25; Am 7:15; Mt 23:16; Mk 7:10, 11; Ac 4:19; 5:29.
[6] Ps 119:126, 139; Jr 8:8; Ho 4:6; Mal 2:7; Mk 7:13; Ro 3:31; 1Ti 5:3, 8, 16.
[7] Mt 7:5; 23:23; Mk 7:6; Ac 28:25.
[8] Pv 23:26; Is 29:13; Jr 12:2; Ezk 33:31; Jn 1:47; Ac 8:21; He 3:12; 1P 3:10.
[9] Ex 20:7; Lv 26:16, 20; Dt 12:32; 1S 25:21; Ps 39:6; 73:13; Pv 30:5; Ec 5:2; Is 1:13; 29:13; 58:1; Mal 3:14; Mk 7:7; 1Co 15:2; Col 2:18; 1Ti 1:4; 4:1, 6; Tit 1:14; He 13:9; Jm 2:20; Rv 22:18.

10 ¶ Andº he calledºª the² multitude,º and saidºª unto them,º Hear,ºª andº understand:ºª

[10] 1K 22:28; Is 6:9; 55:3; Mt 13:19; 24:15; Mk 7:14, 16; Lk 20:45; 24:45; Ep 1:17; Col 1:9; Jm 1:5.

teacheth how that which goeth into the mouth doth not defile a man.

11 Notº that which goethºª intoº the² mouthº defilethºª a man;º butº that which comethºª out² of¹ the² mouth,º thisº defilethºª a man.º 12 Thenº cameºª hisº disciples,º and saidºª unto him,º Knowest² thou¹ª thatº the² Phariseesº were offended,ºª after they heardºª this saying?º 13 Butº he² answeredºª and said,ºª Everyº plant,º whichº myº heavenlyº Fatherº hath¹ª notº planted,ºª shall be rooted up.ºª 14 Let¹ª them¹ alone:ºª² they beºª blindº leadersº of the blind.º Andº ifº the blindº leadºª the blind,º bothº shall fallºª intoº the ditch.º 15 Thenº answeredºª Peterº and saidºª unto him,º Declareºª unto usº thisº parable.º 16 Andº Jesusº said,ºª Areºª yeº alsoº yetº without understanding?º 17 Do¹ª not¹ª ye¹ª yetº understand,ºª thatº whatsoeverº entereth² in¹ª² at¹ the² mouthº goethºª intoº the² belly,º andº is cast outºª intoº the draught?º 18 Butº those things which¹ proceedºª out ofº the² mouthº come forthºª fromº the² heart;º and theyº defileºª the² man.º 19 Forº out² of¹ the² heartº proceedºª evilº thoughts,º murders,º adulteries,º fornications,º thefts,º false witness,º blasphemies:º 20 Theseº areºª [the things] which¹ defileºª a man:º butº to eatºª with unwashenº handsº defilethºª notº a man.º

[11] Ps 10:7; 12:2; 52:2; 58:3; Is 37:23; 59:3, 13; Jr 9:3; Mt 12:34; 15:18; Mk 7:15; Lk 11:38; Ac 10:14; 11:8; Ro 3:13; 14:14, 17, 20; 1Ti 4:4; Tit 1:15; He 13:9; Jm 3:5; 2P 2:18.
[12] 1K 22:13; Mt 17:27; 1Co 10:32; 2Co 6:3; Ga 2:5; Jm 3:17.
[13] Ps 92:13; Is 60:21; Mt 13:40; Jn 15:2, 6; 1Co 3:12.
[14] Is 9:16; 42:19; 56:10; Jr 5:31; 6:15; 8:12; Ezk 14:9; Ho 4:17; Mi 3:6; Mal 2:8; Mt 23:16; Lk 6:39; 1Ti 6:5; 2P 2:1, 17; Rv 19:20; 22:15.
[15] Mt 13:36; Mk 4:34; 7:17; Jn 16:29.
[16] Is 28:9; Mt 13:51; 15:10; 16:9, 11; Mk 6:52; 7:18; 8:17; 9:32; Lk 9:45; 18:34; 24:45; He 5:12.
[17] 2K 10:27; Mt 7:19; Lk 6:45; 1Co 6:13; Col 2:21; Jm 3:6.
[18] 1S 24:13; Ps 36:3; Pv 6:12; 10:32; 15:2, 28; Mt 12:34; 15:11; Lk 19:22; Jm 3:6; Rv 13:5.
[19] Gn 6:5; 8:21; Ps 119:113; Pv 4:23; 6:14; 22:15; 24:9; Is 55:7; 59:7; Jr 4:14; 17:9; Mt 9:4; Mk 7:21; Ac 8:22; Ro 3:10; 7:18; 8:7; Ga 5:19; Ep 2:1; Tit 3:2; Jm 1:13.
[20] Mt 15:2; 23:25; Mk 7:3; Lk 11:38; 1Co 3:16; 6:9, 18; Ep 5:3; Rv 21:8, 27.

He healeth the daughter of the woman of Canaan,

21 ¶ Thenº Jesusº wentºª thence,º and departedºª intoº the² coastsº of Tyreº andº Sidon.º 22 And,º behold,ºª a womanº of Canaanº cameºª out ofº the² sameº coasts,º and criedºª unto him,º saying,ºª Have mercyºª on me,º O Lord,º [thou] Sonº of David;º myº daughterº is grievouslyº vexed with a devil.ºª 23 Butº he² answeredºª herº notº a word.º Andº hisº disciplesº cameºª and besoughtºª him,º saying,ºª Send¹ª her¹ away;ºª² forº she criethºª afterº us.º 24 Butº he² answeredºª and said,ºª I am¹ª notº sentºª butº untoº the lostºª sheepº of the houseº of Israel.º 25 Thenº came² she¹ª² and worshippedºª him,º saying,ºª Lord,º helpºª me.º 26 Butº he² answeredºª and said,ºª It isºª notº meetº to takeºª the² children'sº bread,º andº to castºª [it] to dogs.º 27 Andº she² said,ºª Truth,º Lord:º yetº¹ the² dogsº eatºª ofº the² crumbsº which¹ fallºª fromº their¹² masters'º table.º 28 Thenº Jesusº answeredºª and saidºª unto her,º Oº woman,º greatº [is] thyº faith:º be² it¹ª unto theeº even asº thou wilt.¹ª Andº² herº daughterº was made wholeºª fromº that veryº hour.º 29 Andº Jesusº departedºª from thence,º and cameºª nigh untoº the² seaº of Galilee;º andº went upºª intoº a mountain,º and sat downºª there.º

[21] Gn 49:13; Jsh 11:8; 13:6; 19:28; Jg 1:31; Mt 10:5; 11:21; Mk 7:24.
[22] Ps 4:1; 6:2; 45:12; Ezk 3:6; Mt 1:1; 3:8; 9:27; 17:15; 20:30; 22:42; Mk 7:25, 26; 9:17; Lk 17:13; 18:13, 38; Jn 7:41.
[23] Gn 42:7; Dt 8:2; Ps 28:1; Lm 3:8; Mt 14:15; Mk 10:47.
[24] Is 53:6; Jr 50:6; Ezk 34:5, 16, 23; Mt 9:36; 10:5; Lk 15:4; Ac 3:25; 13:46; Ro 15:8.
[25] Gn 32:26; Ho 12:4; Mt 14:33; 20:31; Mk 9:22, 24; Lk 11:8; 18:1.
[26] Mt 7:6; Mk 7:27; Ac 22:21; Ro 9:4; Ga 2:15; Ep 2:12; Php 3:2; Rv 22:15.
[27] Gn 32:10; Jb 40:4; 42:2; Ps 51:4; Ezk 16:63; Dn 9:18; Mt 5:45; 8:8; Lk 7:6; 15:18; 16:21; 18:13; 23:40; Ro 3:4, 19, 29; 10:12; 1Co 15:8; Ep 3:8, 19; 1Ti 1:13.
[28] 1S 2:30; Jb 13:15; 23:10; Ps 145:19; Lm 3:32; Mt 8:10, 13; 9:29; 14:31; Mk 5:34; 7:29; 9:23; Lk 7:9, 50; 17:5; 18:42; Jn 4:50; Ro 4:19; 2Th 1:3.
[29] Jsh 12:3; Is 9:1; Mt 4:18; 5:1; 13:2; Mk 1:16; 7:31; Lk 5:1; Jn 6:1, 23; 21:1.

and other great multitudes:

30 Andº greatº multitudesº cameºª unto him,º havingºª withº them² [those that were]¹ lame,º blind,º dumb,º maimed,º andº manyº others,º andº cast¹ª them¹ downºª² atº Jesus'º feet;º andº he healedºª them:º 31 Insomuch thatº the² multitudeº wondered,ºª when they sawºª the dumbº to speak,ºª the maimedº to be whole,º the lameº to walk,ºª andº the blindº to see:ºª andº they glorifiedºª the² Godº of Israel.º

[30] Ps 103:3; Is 35:5; Mt 4:23; 11:4; 14:35; Mk 1:32; 6:54; Lk 6:17; 7:21; Ac 2:22; 5:15; 19:11.
[31] Gn 32:28; 33:20; Ex 24:10; Ps 50:15, 23; Mt 9:8, 33; 18:8; 21:14; Mk 2:12; 7:37; 9:43; Lk 7:16; 14:13, 21; 17:15; 18:43; Jn 9:24; Ac 3:2; 14:8.

and with seven loaves and a few little fishes feedeth four thousand men, beside women and children.

32 ¶ Thenº Jesusº calledºª his¹² disciplesº [unto him], and said,ºª I have compassionºª onº the² multitude,º becauseº they continue¹ª with² meº nowº threeº days,º andº haveºª nothingºº to eat:ºª andº I willºª notº send¹ª them¹ awayºª² fasting,º lestº they faintºª inº the² way.º 33 Andº hisº disciplesº sayºª unto him,º Whenceº should weº have so muchº breadº inº the wilderness,º asº to fillºª so greatº a multitude?º 34 Andº Jesusº saithºª unto them,º How manyº loavesº have² ye?¹ª Andº they² said,ºª Seven,º andº a fewº little fishes.º 35 Andº he commandedºª the² multitudeº to sit downºª onº the² ground.º 36 Andº he tookºª the² sevenº loavesº andº the² fishes,º and² gave thanks,ºª and brakeºª [them], andº gaveºª to his¹² disciples,º andº the² disciplesº to the² multitude.º 37 Andº they did¹ª allº eat,ºª andº were filled:ºª andº they took upºª of the² brokenº [meat] that was leftºª sevenº basketsº full.º 38 Andº they that did eatºª wereºª four thousandº men,º besideº womenº andº children.º 39 Andº he sent awayºª the² multitude,º and took¹ª ship,ºº² andº cameºª intoº the² coastsº of Magdala.º

[32] 1S 14:28; 30:11; Mt 6:32; 9:36; 12:40; 14:14; 20:34; 27:63; Mk 8:1, 3; 9:22; Lk 7:13; 12:29; Ac 27:33; He 4:15.
[33] Nu 11:21; 2K 4:42; Mt 14:15; Mk 6:37; 8:4; Lk 9:13; Jn 6:5, 8.
[34] Mt 16:9; Lk 24:41; Jn 21:9.
[35] Mt 14:19; Mk 6:39; Lk 9:14; Jn 6:10.
[36] 1S 9:13; Mt 26:26; Lk 22:19; 24:30; Jn 6:11; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6; 1Co 10:31; 1Ti 4:3.
[37] Ps 107:9; Mt 14:20; 15:33; 16:9; Mk 8:8, 19; Lk 1:53.
[39] Mt 14:22; Mk 8:10.


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