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Chapter 15
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Then came to Jesus scribes and
Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, |
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Why do thy disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands
when they eat bread. |
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But he answered and said unto them, Why
do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your
tradition? |
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For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother:
and, He that curseth father or
mother, let him die the death.
Ex 20:12 21:17 Lev 20:9 Dt 5:16 27:16 Prov 30:17 |
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But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his
father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou
mightest be profited by me; |
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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. |
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Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy
of you, saying, |
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This people draweth nigh
unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their
lips; but their heart is far from me.
Isa 29:13 Mark 7:6 |
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But in vain they do worship
me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Isa 29:13 Mark 7:7 |
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And he called the multitude, and said
unto them, Hear, and understand: |
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Not that which goeth into the mouth
defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man. |
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Then came his disciples, and said unto
him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after
they heard this saying? |
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But he answered and said, Every plant,
which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be
rooted up. |
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Let them alone: they be blind leaders
of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall
fall into the ditch. |
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Then answered Peter and said unto him,
Declare unto us this parable. |
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And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without
understanding? |
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Do not ye yet understand, that
whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly,
and is cast out into the draught? |
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But those things which proceed out of
the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the
man. |
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For out of the heart proceed evil
thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false witness, blasphemies: |
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These are the things which defile a man:
but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. |
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Then Jesus went thence, and departed
into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. |
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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. |
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But he answered her not a word. And his
disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away;
for she crieth after us. |
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But he answered and said, I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
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Then came she and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, help me. |
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But he answered and said, It is not
meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. |
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And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs
eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. |
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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. |
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And Jesus departed from thence, and
came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a
mountain, and sat down there. |
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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: |
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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. |
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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. |
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And his disciples say unto him, Whence
should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to
fill so great a multitude? |
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And Jesus saith unto them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little
fishes. |
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And he commanded the multitude to sit
down on the ground. |
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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. |
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And they did all eat, and were filled:
and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven
baskets full. |
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And they that did eat were four
thousand men, beside women and children. |
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And he sent away the multitude, and
took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala. |
