Matthew 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 28

1 Then the scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

2 Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

3 But answering He said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God on account of your tradition?

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Chapter Summary

3 Christ questions the scribes and Pharisees: 11 teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21 He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 32 and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand people.

Key Greek Words

παράδοσις tradition G3862
ἐντολή commandment G1785
κοινόω to defile G2840
καρδία heart G2588
πίστις faith G4102
ὑποκριτής hypocrite G5273

People & Context

Jesus

Rebukes the tradition of the elders, teaches what truly defiles, heals the Canaanite woman's daughter, and feeds four thousand

Pharisees

Come from Jerusalem charging Jesus' disciples with breaking the elders' tradition; called hypocrites and blind leaders

Canaanite Woman

A Gentile mother who pleads for her demon-possessed daughter and is commended for her great faith

Scribes

Come with the Pharisees from Jerusalem to challenge Jesus over the washing of hands

Peter

Asks Jesus to explain the parable about what defiles a man

Isaiah

The prophet whose words about honoring God with the lips while the heart is far away Jesus applies to the Pharisees

Timeline

The Canaanite Woman's Faith

Jesus highly praises the resilient faith of a Gentile woman from Tyre and Sidon, healing her badly demon-possessed daughter.

Matthew 15:21-28
Feeding the Four Thousand

Moved with pity for the hungry crowd that had been with Him for three days, Jesus multiplies seven loaves to feed four thousand men.

Matthew 15:32-39

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