Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Mat 15:1 |
Then some Pharisees and scribes [!] came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, |
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Mat 15:2 |
"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." |
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Mat 15:3 |
And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? |
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Mat 15:4 |
"For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO [fn]BE PUT TO DEATH.' |
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Mat 15:5 |
"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been [fn]given to God," |
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Mat 15:6 |
he is not to honor his father or his mother [fn].' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. |
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Mat 15:7 |
"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: |
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Mat 15:8 |
'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. |
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Mat 15:9 |
'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'" |
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Mat 15:10 |
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand. |
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Mat 15:11 |
"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." |
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Mat 15:12 |
Then the disciples [!] came and [!] said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were [fn]offended when they heard this statement?" |
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Mat 15:13 |
But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. |
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Mat 15:14 |
"Let them alone; they are blind guides [fn]of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." |
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Mat 15:15 |
Peter [fn]said to Him, "Explain the parable to us." |
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Mat 15:16 |
[fn]Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also? |
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Mat 15:17 |
"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is [fn]eliminated? |
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Mat 15:18 |
"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. |
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Mat 15:19 |
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, [fn]fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. |
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Mat 15:20 |
"These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man." |
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Mat 15:21 |
Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon. |
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Mat 15:22 |
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." |
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Mat 15:23 |
But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting [fn]at us." |
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Mat 15:24 |
But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." |
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Mat 15:25 |
But she came and began [fn]to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" |
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Mat 15:26 |
And He answered and said, "It is not [fn]good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." |
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Mat 15:27 |
But she said, "Yes, Lord; [fn]but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." |
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Mat 15:28 |
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 [fn]at once. |
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Mat 15:29 |
Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. |
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Mat 15:30 |
And [fn]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. |
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Mat 15:31 |
So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled [fn]restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. |
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Mat 15:32 |
And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the [fn]people, because they [fn]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." |
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Mat 15:33 |
The disciples [!] said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?" |
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Mat 15:34 |
And Jesus [!] said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish." |
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Mat 15:35 |
And He directed the [fn]people to [fn]sit down on the ground; |
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Mat 15:36 |
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. |
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Mat 15:37 |
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. |
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Mat 15:38 |
And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. |
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Mat 15:39 |
And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan. |
NASB Footnotes:
- (15:4) Literally: die the death
- (15:5) Literally: a gift; i.e. an offering
- (15:6) I.e. by supporting them with it
- (15:12) Literally: caused to stumble
- (15:14) Later mss add of the blind
- (15:15) Literally: answered and said
- (15:16) Literally: and He
- (15:17) Literally: thrown out into the latrine
- (15:19) I.e. sexual immorality
- (15:23) Literally: behind us
- (15:25) Or, worshiped
- (15:26) Or, proper
- (15:27) Literally: for
- (15:28) Literally: from that hour
- (15:30) Literally: many
- (15:31) Or, healthy
- (15:32) Literally: crowd
- (15:32) Literally: are remaining
- (15:35) Literally: crowd
- (15:35) Literally: recline
