Matthew 15
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1Then some Pharisees and religious teachers from Jerusalem came to Jesus and asked him, 2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of our forefathers by not washing their hands before they eat a meal?”
3“Why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?” Jesus replied. 4“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’#15:4. Quoting Exodus 20:12 or Deuteronomy 5:16. and ‘Those who curse their father or mother should be put to death.’#15:4. Quoting Exodus 21:17 or Leviticus 20:9. 5But you say that if someone tells their father or mother, ‘Whatever you might have expected to get from me is now a gift to God,’ then 6they don't have to honor their father. In this way you've annulled God's word for the sake of your tradition. 7You hypocrites! How well Isaiah described you when he prophesied: 8‘These people say they honor me but in their minds they don't care about me.#15:8. Or “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are a long way from me.” 9Their worship of me is pointless. What they teach are just man-made requirements.’”#15:9. Quoting Isaiah 29:13.
10He called the crowd over and told them, “Listen, and understand this: 11it's not what goes into you through your mouth that defiles you. It's what comes out of your mouth that defiles you.”
12Then Jesus' disciples came to him and said, “You do realize that the Pharisees were offended by what you said.”
13“Every plant my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted,” Jesus replied. 14“Forget about them—they are blind guides.#15:14. Referring to the Pharisees. If a blind man leads another blind man, then they'll both fall into a ditch.”
15Then Peter asked, “Please tell us what you mean by this illustration.”#15:15. Referring to what Jesus said in verse 11.
16“Haven't you understood this yet?” replied Jesus. 17“Don't you see that whatever goes in through the mouth then passes through the stomach, and then leaves the body as waste?#15:17. Literally, “discharged into the sewer.” 18But what comes out through the mouth comes from the mind, and that's what defiles you. 19For what comes from the mind are evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and blasphemy 20and those are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands doesn't defile you.”
21Jesus left and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22A Canaanite woman from that area came, shouting out, “Lord, son of David! Please have mercy on me, because my daughter is suffering badly because she's possessed by a demon!” 23But Jesus didn't reply at all. His disciples came to him and told him, “Tell her to stop following us. All her shouting is really annoying!”
24“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” Jesus said to the woman. 25But the woman came and kneeled before him, and said, “Lord, please help me!”
26“It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs,#15:26. The word used for dogs indicates pet dogs, or puppies.” Jesus told her.
27“Yes, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat crumbs that fall from their master's table,” she replied.
28“You have great trust in me,” Jesus answered. “Your wish is granted!” And her daughter was healed immediately.
29Jesus returned, passing by the Sea of Galilee. He went into the mountains nearby where he sat down. 30Huge crowds came to him, bringing those who were lame, blind, crippled, dumb, and many others who were sick. They laid them on the ground at his feet, and he healed them. 31The crowd was astounded at what they saw happen: the deaf could speak, the crippled were healed, the lame could walk, and the blind could see. They praised the God of Israel.
32Jesus called his disciples over and told them, “I feel really sorry for all these people, because they've been with me now for three days, and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, in case they faint on their way home.”
33“Where could we find enough bread here in this desert to feed such a huge crowd?” the disciples responded.
34“How many loaves of bread do you have?” Jesus asked.
“Seven, and a few small fish,” they replied.
35Jesus told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after blessing the food he broke it into pieces and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the crowds. 37Everybody ate until they were full, and then they collected the leftovers, filling seven baskets. 38Four thousand men ate the food, not counting women and children. 39Then he sent the crowds away, got into a boat, and went to the Magadan region.
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Mattithyahu (Matthew) 15
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1Then there came to יהושע scribes and Pharisees from Yerushalayim, saying,
2Why do Your taught ones transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
3But He answering, said to them, “Why do you also transgress the command of Elohim# Mat. 5:20 because of your tradition?
4“For Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’# Exo. 20:12; Deu. 5:16 and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’# Exo. 21:17; Lev. 20:9
5“But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me has been dedicated,”
6is certainly released from respecting his father or mother.’ So you have nullified the command of Elohim by your tradition.
7“Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about you, saying,
8‘This people draw near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
9‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”# Isa. 29:13#Mark 7:7; 2Ki. 17:19
10And calling the crowd near, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
11“Not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
12Then His taught ones came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees stumbled when they heard this word?”
13But He answering, said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted shall be uprooted.
14“Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both shall fall into a ditch.
15And Kĕpha answering, said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16And יהושע said, “Are you also still without understanding?
17“Do you not understand that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the stomach, and is cast out in the sewer?
18“But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and these defile the man.
19“For out of the heart come forth wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whorings, thefts, false witnessings, slanders.
20“These defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands#This refers to the mistaken belief that demons entered the person eating bread with “unwashed hands". does not defile the man.”
21And יהושע went out from there and withdrew to the parts of Tsor and Tsiḏon.
22And see, a woman of Kena‛an came from those borders and cried out to Him, saying, “Have compassion on me, O Master, Son of Dawiḏ! My daughter is badly demon-possessed.”
23But He did not answer her a word. And His taught ones came and asked Him, saying, “Send her away, because she cries after us.”
24And He answering, said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.”#See Mat. 10:6.
25But she came and was bowing to Him, saying, “Master, help me!”
26And He answering, said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
27But she said, “Yes Master, for even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
28And יהושע answering, said to her, “O woman, your belief is great! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29And moving from there, יהושע came toward the Sea of Galil, and going up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
30And large crowds came to Him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others. And they laid them down at the feet of יהושע, and He healed them,
31so that the crowd marvelled when they saw the dumb speaking, the crippled well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl.
32And יהושע, having called His taught ones near, said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have now continued with Me three days and do not have whatever to eat. And I do not wish to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33And His taught ones said to Him, “Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to satisfy such a large crowd?”
34And יהושע said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35And He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36and taking the seven loaves and the fish, giving thanks, He broke them and gave to His taught ones, and the taught ones to the crowd.
37And all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces – seven large baskets, filled.
38And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39And dismissing the crowd, He went into the boat, and came to the borders of Maḡdala.
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