Matthew 15

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:	1 Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:
2 Why do thy disciples trangress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.	2 “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:	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 Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.	4 ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’
5 But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.	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 And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for 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 hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:	7 Hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.	8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.	9 For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’ ”
10 And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.	10 And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.	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 came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?	12 Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?”
13 But he answering them, said: Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.	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, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the 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 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.	15 And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?	16 But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?
17 Do you not understand, that whatsoever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy?	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 which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.	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 forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.	19 For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.	20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
21 And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.	21 And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.	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 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth 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 And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost 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 she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.	25 But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast 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 But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs 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 answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured 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 And when Jesus had passed away from thence, he came nigh the sea of Galilee. And going up into a mountain, he sat 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 And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed 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 So that the multitudes marvelled seeing the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind 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 And Jesus called together his disciples, and said: I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have not what to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in 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 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude?	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 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes.	34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.	35 And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.
36 And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the people.	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 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.	37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.
38 And they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside children and women.	38 But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.
39 And having dismissed the multitude, he went up into a boat, and came into the coasts of Magedan.	39 And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.