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Chapter 15
(Matthew 15) Then came to Jesus scribes
and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, {2} Why do thy disciples
transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands
when they eat bread. {3} But he answered and said unto them, Why do
ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? {4} For
God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that
curseth father or mother, let him die the death. {5} But ye say,
Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by
whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; {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. {7} Ye hypocrites,
well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, {8} This people draweth nigh
unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their
heart is far from me. {9} But in vain they do worship me, teaching
for doctrines the commandments of men. {10} And he called the
multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: {11} Not that which
goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the
mouth, this defileth a man. {12} Then came his disciples, and said unto
him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard
this saying? {13} But he answered and said, Every plant, which my
heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. {14} Let them
alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch. {15} Then answered Peter and said
unto him, Declare unto us this parable. {16} And Jesus said, Are ye also
yet without understanding? {17} Do not ye yet understand, that
whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast
out into the draught? {18} But those things which proceed out of the
mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. {19} For out
of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,
thefts, false witness, blasphemies: {20} These are the things which
defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. {21}
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
{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. {23} But he answered her not
a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away;
for she crieth after us. {24} But he answered and said, I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. {25} Then came she and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. {26} But he answered and said, It
is not meet to take the children's bread, and cast it to dogs. {27} And
she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from
their masters' table. {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. {29} And Jesus departed
from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a
mountain, and sat down there. {30} And 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: {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. {32} Then Jesus called his disciples unto
him, and said, I 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. {33} And his disciples
say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as
to fill so great a multitude? {34} And Jesus saith unto them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. {35} And
he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. {36} And he took
the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and
gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. {37} And they
did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that
was left seven baskets full. {38} And they that did eat were four
thousand men, beside women and children. {39} And he sent away the
multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
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