KJ3 Literal Translation
Matthew 15
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.
1Then the scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
2Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
3But answering He said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God on account of your tradition?
4For God commanded, saying, “Honor your father and mother,” Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16 also, “He speaking evil of father or mother, by death let him die.” Exodus 21:17
5But you say, Whoever says to the father or the mother, A gift, whatever you would gain from me;
6and he does not honor his father or his mother, not at all. And you nullified the command of God on account of your tradition.
7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying:
8“This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and with the lips honor Me; but their heart holds far away from Me.
9But in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Isa. 29:13
10And calling the crowd near, He said to them, Hear and understand:
11It is not the thing entering into the mouth that defiles the man, but the thing coming forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
12Then coming, the disciples said to Him, You know that hearing the Word, the Pharisees were stumbled?
13But answering, He said, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
14Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.
15And answering, Peter said to Him, Explain this parable to us.
16But Jesus said, Are you also still not understanding?
17Do you not yet perceive that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is expelled into the latrine?
18But the things which come out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and these defile the man.
19For out of the heart come forth evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessimgs, blasphemies.
20These things are the things defiling the man. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile the man.
21And going out from there, Jesus withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
22And, behold, a woman of Canaan coming forth from those borders cried out to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is badly demon-possessed.
23But He did not answer her a word. And coming near, His disciples asked Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out behind us.
24But answering, He said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25But coming, she worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me!
26But answering, He said, It is not good to take the bread of the children to throw it to the little dogs.
27But she said, Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from the table of their lords.
28Then answering, Jesus said to her, O woman, great is your faith; let it be to you as you desire. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29And moving from there, Jesus came beside the Sea of Galilee. And going up into the mountain, He sat there.
30And great crowds came to Him, having with them lame ones, blind ones, mute ones, maimed ones, and many others. And they threw them down at the feet of Jesus. And He healed them;
31so that the crowds marveled, seeing mute ones speaking, maimed ones sound, lame ones walking, and blind ones seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32But having called His disciples near, Jesus said, I am filled with pity on the crowd, because they already have remained with Me three days and have nothing they may eat. And I do not desire to send them away fasting, that they may not faint in the way.
33And His disciples said to Him, From where in a deserted place will come to us so many loaves as to satisfy so great a crowd?
34And Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few small fish.
35And He ordered the crowds to recline on the ground.
36And taking the seven loaves and the fish, giving thanks, He broke and gave to His dis.ciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
37And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the left over pieces, seven baskets full.
38And the ones eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
39And sending away the crowds He went into the boat and came to the borders of Magdala.
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