Matthew 15
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Matt 15:2
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"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
Matt 15:3
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And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matt 15:4
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~"For God said, `HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, `HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'
Matt 15:5
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~"But you say, `Whoever says to {his} father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given {to God,}"
Matt 15:6
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he is not to honor his father or his mother(I.e. by supporting them with it) .' And {by this} you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matt 15:7
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~"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
Matt 15:8
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`THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Matt 15:9
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`BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN."'
Matt 15:10
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After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.
Matt 15:11
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~"{It is} not what enters into the mouth {that} defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Matt 15:12
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Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"
Matt 15:13
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But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
Matt 15:14
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~"Let them alone; they are blind guides (Later mss add {of the blind}) of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."
Matt 15:15
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Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."
Matt 15:16
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Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?
Matt 15:17
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~"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
Matt 15:18
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~"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
Matt 15:19
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~"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
Matt 15:20
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~"These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."
Matt 15:22
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And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and {began} to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed."
Matt 15:23
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But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us."
Matt 15:24
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But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Matt 15:25
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But she came and {began} to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"
Matt 15:26
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And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
Matt 15:27
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But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
Matt 15:28
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Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once.
Matt 15:29
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Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
Matt 15:30
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And large 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 He healed them.
Matt 15:31
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So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matt 15:32
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And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they have 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."
Matt 15:33
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The disciples *said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in {this} desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?"
Matt 15:34
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And Jesus *said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
Matt 15:35
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And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
Matt 15:36
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and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples {gave them} to the people.
Matt 15:37
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And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
Matt 15:38
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And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Matt 15:39
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And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.
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