Matthew 15–16

15Then ^acame to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, ²Why do thy disciples transgress ^bthe tradition of ^cthe elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. ³But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ⁴For God commanded, saying, ^dHonour thy father and mother: and, ^eHe that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. ⁵But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is ^fa gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; ⁶And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus ^ghave ye made the commandment of God ^gof none effect by your tradition. ⁷Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, ^8hThis people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for ⁱdoctrines the commandments of men.

¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: ^11kNot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. ¹²Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? ¹³But he answered and said, ^lEvery plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. ¹⁴Let them alone: ^mthey be blind leaders of the blind. And ⁿif the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. ¹⁵Then answered ^oPeter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. ¹⁶And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? ^17pDo not ye yet understand, that ^qwhatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? ¹⁸But ^rthose things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile ^sthe man. ¹⁹For ^tout of the heart proceed ^uevil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: ²⁰These are the things which defile a man: but to eat ^xwith unwashen hands defileth not a man.

²¹Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of ^yTyre and Sidon. ²²And, behold, a woman of ^zCanaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, ^athou Son of David; my daughter is grievously ^bvexed with a devil. ²³But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, ^cSend her away; for she crieth after us. ²⁴But he answered and said, ^dI am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵Then came she and ^eworshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. ²⁶But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to ^fdogs. ²⁷And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. ²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, ^ggreat is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. ^29hAnd Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto ⁱthe sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. ³⁰And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were ^klame, blind, dumb, ^lmaimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them: ³¹Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the ^lmaimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and ^mthey glorified ⁿthe God of Israel.

^32oThen Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, ^pI have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they ^qfaint in the way. ³³And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? ³⁴And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few ^rlittle fishes. ³⁵And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. ³⁶And he took the seven loaves and ^rthe fishes, and ^sgave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven ^tbaskets full. ³⁸And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

^39uAnd he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of ^xMagdala.

16The ^aPharisees also with the ^aaSadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. ²He answered and said unto them, ^bWhen it is evening, ye say, It will be ^cfair weather: for the sky is red. ³And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. ^dO ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? ^4eA wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

⁵And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. ⁶Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and ^fbeware of the ^gleaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. ⁷And they ^ggreasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. ⁸Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, ^hO ye of little faith, why ^ggreason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? ⁹Do ye not yet understand, neither remember ⁱthe five loaves of the five thousand, and how many ^kbaskets ye took up? ¹⁰Neither ^lthe seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many ^mbaskets ye took up? ¹¹How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? ¹²Then understood they how that he bade them not ^fbeware of the leaven of bread, but of the ^gdoctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

¹³ⁿWhen Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? ¹⁴And they said, Some say that thou art ^oJohn the Baptist: some, ^pElias; and others, ^qJeremias, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? ¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, ^rthe Son of ^sthe living God. ¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, ^tBlessed art thou, ^uSimon Bar-jona: for ^xflesh and blood hath not ^yrevealed it unto thee, but ^zmy Father which is in heaven. ¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art ^aPeter, and ^bupon this rock I will build my church; and ^cthe gates of hell shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹And I will give unto thee ^dthe keys of the kingdom of heaven: and ^ewhatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ^20fThen charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

²¹From that time forth began Jesus ^gto shew unto his disciples, how that ^hhe must go unto Jerusalem, and ^hisuffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and ^jbe raised again the third day. ²²Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, ^†Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. ²³But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, ^kSatan: thou art an ^loffence unto me: for thou ^msavourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. ²⁴Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and ⁿtake up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵For ^owhosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his ^plife for my sake shall find it. ²⁶For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own ^psoul? or ^qwhat shall a man give ^rin exchange for his ^psoul? ²⁷For ^sthe Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father ^twith his angels; and then ^uhe shall reward every man according to his works. ²⁸Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not ^xtaste of death, ^ytill they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.