Matthew 15

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,	1 Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:
2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash (their) hands when they eat a meal."	2 “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 He said to them in reply, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?	3 But responding, he said to them: “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:
4 For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Whoever curses father or mother shall die.'	4 ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’
5 But you say, 'Whoever says to father or mother, "Any support you might have had from me is dedicated to God,"	5 But you say: ‘If anyone will have said to father or mother, “It is dedicated, so that whatever is from me will benefit you,”
6 need not honor his father.' You have nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition.	6 then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said:	7 Hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me;	8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.'"	9 For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’ ”
10 He summoned the crowd and said to them, "Hear and understand.	10 And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.
11 It is not what enters one's mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one."	11 A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
12 Then his disciples approached and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?"	12 Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?”
13 He said in reply, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.	13 But in response he said: “Every plant which has not been planted by my heavenly Father shall be uprooted.
14 Let them alone; they are blind guides (of the blind). If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit."	14 Leave them alone. They are blind, and they lead the blind. But if the blind are in charge of the blind, both will fall into the pit.”
15 Then Peter said to him in reply, "Explain (this) parable to us."	15 And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 He said to them, "Are even you still without understanding?	16 But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?
17 Do you not realize that everything that enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?	17 Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the gut, and is cast into the sewer?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile.	18 But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.
19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, false witness, blasphemy.	19 For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
20 These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile."	20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
21 Then Jesus went from that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.	21 And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, "Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon."	22 And behold, a woman of Canaan, going out from those parts, cried out, saying to him: “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly afflicted by a demon.”
23 But he did not say a word in answer to her. His disciples came and asked him, "Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."	23 He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: “Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us.”
24 He said in reply, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."	24 And responding, he said, “I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.”
25 But the woman came and did him homage, saying, "Lord, help me."	25 But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 He said in reply, "It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs."	26 And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”
27 She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters."	27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but the young dogs also eat from the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
28 Then Jesus said to her in reply, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed from that hour.	28 Then Jesus, responding, said to her: “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you just as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 Moving on from there Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there.	29 And when Jesus had passed from there, he arrived beside the sea of Galilee. And ascending onto a mountain, he sat down there.
30 Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them.	30 And great multitudes came to him, having with them the mute, the blind, the lame, the disabled, and many others. And they cast them down at his feet, and he cured them,
31 The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind able to see, and they glorified the God of Israel.	31 so much so that the crowds wondered, seeing the mute speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing. And they magnified the God of Israel.
32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way."	32 And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”
33 The disciples said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?"	33 And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" "Seven," they replied, "and a few fish."	34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.	35 And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.
36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.	36 And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.
37 They all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over--seven baskets full.	37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, not counting women and children.	38 But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.
39 And when he had dismissed the crowds, he got into the boat and came to the district of Magadan.	39 And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.