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Ri nibano tzˈil chare rucˈaslen jun winek xa ya ri itzel ri yepe pa ránima

15  Y yecˈo cˈa caˈiˈ oxiˈ achiˈaˈ ri xeˈapon riqˈui ri Jesús. Ri achiˈaˈ riˈ ye aj Jerusalem, y yeriˈ ri nibix fariseos y aj tzˈibaˈ chique. Xeˈapon cˈa riqˈui ri Jesús y xquibij cˈa chare: ¿Achique cˈa ruma tek la adiscípulos riyit ma niquiben ta ri bin ca cuma ri katiˈt kamamaˈ? Ruma ri adiscípulos tek yewaˈ ma niquichˈej ta quikˈaˈ achiˈel rubanic ri nikaben riyoj, xechaˈ.

Y ruma chi queriˈ xquicˈutuj chare ri Jesús, Riyaˈ xubij cˈa chique: ¿Achique cˈa ruma tek riyix xa ya ri quibin ca ri iwatiˈt imamaˈ ri niben? Riqˈui riˈ niben chare ri rupixaˈ ri Dios chi majun rejkalen. Ri rupixaˈ ri Dios nubij cˈa: Tayaˈ quikˈij ri ateˈ atataˈ. Y wi cˈo jun nibin pokon tak chˈabel chique ri ruteˈ rutataˈ, can majun chic cˈa ri nrajoˈ, xa can ticamisex. Quecˈariˈ ri rubin ca ri Dios. Yacˈa riyix xa ma que ta riˈ niben y nicˈut. Xa ma niben ta achiˈel ri rubin ca ri Dios. Riyix xa yeˈitijoj ri alcˈualaxelaˈ chi ma rajawaxic ta chi yequitoˈ ri quiteˈ quitataˈ. Riyix xa nibij chique ri alcˈualaxelaˈ chi xa tiquibij chique ri quiteˈ quitataˈ: Riyin ma yicowin ta yixintoˈ riqˈui ri nicˈatzin chiwe, ruma ri cˈo wuqˈui xa ntzujun (nsujun) chic chare ri Dios, yixchaˈ chique. Y riqˈui niquibij queriˈ chi quitzujun (quisujun) chic chare ri Dios, xa riche (rixin) chi ma yequitoˈ ta ri quiteˈ quitataˈ. Y riqˈui ri nibij queriˈ, can nikˈalajin wi chi riyix nibij chique ri alcˈualaxelaˈ chi ma tiquiyaˈ ta quikˈij ri quiteˈ quitataˈ. Y riqˈui riˈ, riyix ibanon chare ri rupixaˈ ri Dios chi majun rejkalen. Y queriˈ ibanon xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi niben ri quibin ca ri iwatiˈt imamaˈ. Riyix xa caˈiˈ cˈa ipalej. Xa can jabel cˈa rubixic rubanon ca ri Isaías chiwij. Ruma ri Isaías rutzˈiban cˈa ca ri xbix chare ruma ri Dios y quecˈareˈ ri nubij:

Re winek reˈ xaxu (xaxe) wi cˈa riqˈui ri quichˈabel niquiyaˈ nukˈij,
yacˈa ri cánima xa nej cˈo wi el chuwe riyin.
Xa majun cˈa nicˈatzin wi chi niquiyaˈ nukˈij,
ruma ri chˈabel ri niquicˈut xa pixaˈ quiche (quixin) winek y niquibij chi can yariˈ ri rajawaxic chi niban. Queriˈ ri rutzˈiban ca ri Isaías, xchaˈ ri Jesús. 10 Y can yacˈariˈ tek ri Jesús xerusiqˈuij (xeroyoj) apo ri winek riqˈui, ri quimolon quiˈ chiriˈ, y xubij cˈa chique: Tiwacˈaxaj cˈa re xtinbij chiwe y tikˈax chiwech. 11 Ri nitzˈilobisan riche (rixin) ri winek ma ya ta cˈa ri nutij ka, xa ya ri itzel tak chˈabel ri yerubij ri nitzˈilobisan riche (rixin), xchaˈ ri Jesús.

12 Yacˈariˈ tek ri discípulos xejel apo riqˈui ri Jesús, y xquibij chare: Ri fariseos xpe coyowal tek xquicˈaxaj ri chˈabel ri xabij, xechaˈ chare.

13 Yacˈa Riyaˈ xubij chique ri rudiscípulos: Ronojel ticoˈn ri ma ticon ta ruma ri Nataˈ ri cˈo chilaˈ chicaj xticˈuk el. 14 Xa queˈiyaˈ ca. Xa ye achiˈel moyiˈ y ye ucˈuey quiche (quixin) nicˈaj chic ri xa ye achiˈel moyiˈ chukaˈ. Y wi ri ye moyiˈ yequiyukej ri nicˈaj chic moyiˈ, junan cˈa xquetzak pa tak jul, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

15 Y ri Pedro xubij cˈa chare ri Jesús: Tabij jubaˈ chake chrij ri nitzˈilobisan riche (rixin) jun winek, ruma can ma xkˈax ta chkawech, xchaˈ ri Pedro.

16 Y ri Jesús xubij: ¿Riyix chukaˈ can cˈa ma jane nikˈax ta chiwech ri nbij? 17 ¿La ma nikˈax ta cami chiwech ri tzij ri nubij chi ri nutij ka ri winek, xa ma ya ta riˈ ri nitzˈilobisan riche (rixin)? Ruma ri nutij ka xa chupan nibe wi y cˈacˈariˈ ntel el. 18 Yacˈa ri itzel tak chˈabel ri nubij ri winek, can pa ránima cˈa yepe wi, y ya cˈa riˈ ri nitzˈilobisan riche (rixin). 19 Ruma chi can pa cánima cˈa ri winek yepe wi ri itzel tak naˈoj tek yecamisan. Chiriˈ chukaˈ nipe wi ri naˈoj tek ri ixok cˈo rachijil y nucˈom ruwech jun chic achi, y tek ri achi cˈo rixjayil y nucanoj jun chic ixok, y ri winek ri yemacun y xa ma quicˈulaj ta quiˈ. Y pa cánima chukaˈ nipe wi tek yeˈelekˈ, tek yequibilaˈ tzij ri xa ma kitzij ta chiquij nicˈaj chic, y chukaˈ tek yeyokˈon. 20 Y ronojel cˈa ri yequibanalaˈ ri achiˈel riˈ, yariˈ ri nitzˈilobisan riche (rixin) ri winek. Yacˈa ri nuben ri winek chi ma ruchˈajon ta jabel ri rukˈaˈ tek niwaˈ, riˈ xa ma nutzˈilobisaj ta ri rucˈaslen. Quecˈariˈ xubij ri Jesús.

Jun ixok ri xa ma israelita ta ri can xucukubaˈ rucˈuˈx riqˈui ri Jesús

21 Y ri Jesús ye rachibilan ri rudiscípulos xel cˈa el chiriˈ, y xbe cˈa quelaˈ pa jun lugar ri nakaj nicanaj chique ri tinamit Tiro y Sidón. 22 Y chiriˈ cˈo cˈa jun ixok aj Canaán xpe cˈa riqˈui ri Jesús. Riyaˈ ruma nibison, can nucˈutuj cˈa utzil chare ri Jesús y can nurakalaˈ cˈa ruchiˈ chubixic: Tajoyowaj nuwech riyit Ajaf, ri yit Ralcˈual ca ri rey David. Quinatoˈ cˈa, ruma ri ti wal cˈo jun itzel espíritu riqˈui, y chˈujernek pa rukˈaˈ.

23 Yacˈa ri Jesús majun chˈabel xubij ta chare ri ixok. Y ri discípulos xejel apo riqˈui ri Jesús y xquibij chare: Tabij chare re ixok reˈ chi titzolin ca, ruma nurakalaˈ ruchiˈ tzeketel pe chikij, xechaˈ chare.

24 Xpe ri Jesús xubij: Riyin xitak pe xaxu (xaxe wi) chiquicanoxic ri winek israelitas ri quibanon achiˈel carneˈl ri ye sachnek, xchaˈ chique.

25 Can yacˈariˈ xpe ri ixok xoxuqueˈ xomajeˈ chuwech ri Jesús, y xubij chare: Ajaf, can quinatoˈ, xchaˈ chare.

26 Yacˈa ri Jesús xubij chare ri ixok: Ri rutzil ri Dios ma utz ta chi chare xabachique niyaˈox (nyaˈ) wi. Ruma ma rucˈamon ta chi nelesex quiway ri alcˈualaxelaˈ, riche (rixin) chi niyaˈox (nyaˈ) chique ri tak tzˈiˈ, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

27 Yacˈa ri ixok xubij: Ajaf, can kitzij ri nabij. Pero chukaˈ ri tak tzˈiˈ yequitij ri rucˈaj caxlan wey ri yequitzek ka ri cajaf chuxeˈ ri mesa.

28 Y ri Jesús can yariˈ xubij chare ri ixok: Can nikˈalajin chi nim ri acukbel cˈuˈx. Can tibanatej cˈa ri nawajoˈ riyit, xchaˈ ri Jesús. Y ri ti kˈopoj, ral ri ixok, can chupan cˈa ri hora riˈ xel el ri itzel espíritu riqˈui.

Tek ri Jesús xerucˈachojsaj ye qˈuiy yawaˈiˈ

29 Tek ri Jesús kˈaxnek chic cˈa pe chupan ri lugar ri nakaj nicanaj wi chique ri tinamit Tiro y Sidón, xapon cˈa chunakajal ri choy Galilea. Riyaˈ xjoteˈ cˈa pa ruwiˈ ri juyuˈ, y tek cˈo chic chiriˈ xtzˈuyeˈ cˈa. 30 Y yecˈo cˈa sibilaj ye qˈuiy winek ri xeˈapon riqˈui y ye quicˈuan apo yawaˈiˈ. Chique ri yawaˈiˈ ri ye quicˈuan apo, yecˈo ri xa ma choj ta yebiyin ruma ye cojo, yecˈo moyiˈ, yecˈo memaˈ, yecˈo ri ma utz ta ri quikˈaˈ caken, y yecˈo nicˈaj chic ri jun wi chic ruwech chi yabil ri ntoc chique. Ri winek riˈ xequiyaˈ cˈa apo ri yawaˈiˈ chuwech ri Jesús, y Riyaˈ xerucˈachojsaj. 31 Can ruma cˈa ri xuben ri Jesús quiqˈui ri yawaˈiˈ, ri winek can xquimey tek xquitzˈet. Ruma ri memaˈ tek rubanon ca, wacami yechˈo chic. Ri ma utz ta ri quikˈaˈ caken, xecˈachoj. Ri ye cojo, choj chic yebiyin. Ri moyiˈ, yetzuˈun chic. Ri winek can xquiyaˈ wi cˈa rukˈij rucˈojlen ri Dios riche (rixin) ri Israel.

Tek ri Jesús xerutzuk más ye cajiˈ mil winek

32 Ri Jesús xerusiqˈuij (xeroyoj) ri rudiscípulos, y xubij cˈa chique: Riyin sibilaj njoyowaj quiwech re winek reˈ, ruma cˈo chic oxiˈ kˈij yecˈo pe wuqˈui y wacami majun chic quiway riche (rixin) chi niquitij. Y yentek ta cˈa el chi tak cachoch y xa majun niquitij el, ma utz ta; man xa quebetzak pa tak bey ruma wayjal, xchaˈ chique.

33 Can yacˈariˈ tek xechˈo apo ri discípulos chare ri Jesús y xquibij cˈa: Re acuchi (achique) re yojcˈo wi xa majun cˈo. ¿Acuchi (achique) ta cˈa nbekilaˈ wi pe wey riche (rixin) chi yekatzuk jabel re winek reˈ? Xa can sibilaj ye qˈuiy, xechaˈ.

34 Yacˈa ri Jesús xucˈutuj cˈa chique ri rudiscípulos: ¿Janipeˈ caxlan wey cˈo iwuqˈui? xchaˈ chique. Y riyeˈ xquibij: Riyoj xaxu (xaxe wi) wukuˈ caxlan wey y caˈiˈ oxiˈ tak car cˈo kiqˈui, xechaˈ chare.

35 Y ri Jesús xubij cˈa chique ri winek chi quetzˈuyeˈ ka ri pan ulef. 36 Yacˈariˈ tek Riyaˈ xeruliˈej ri wukuˈ caxlan wey y ri car pa rukˈaˈ y tek rumatioxin chic chare ri Dios, cˈacˈariˈ xeruwechˈelaˈ y xuyalaˈ el chique ri rudiscípulos, y ri discípulos xequiyaˈ chique ri sibilaj winek riˈ. 37 Can quinojel cˈa jabel xewaˈ. Can majun cˈa ri man ta xwaˈ chi utz. Y cˈa cˈo na caxlan wey y car ri xmol ca. Wukuˈ chaquech cˈa ri xnoj riqˈui ri caxlan wey y car ri xemolotej ca. 38 Ye cajiˈ mil achiˈaˈ cˈa ri xewaˈ, yecˈa ri ixokiˈ y ri acˈalaˈ ma xeˈajlex ta. 39 Y yacˈa tek ri Jesús ye rutakon chic ca ri winek chi tak cachoch, Riyaˈ ye rachibilan ri rudiscípulos xoc el pa jucuˈ y xbe cˈa pa Magdala.

Defilement Comes from Within(A)

15 Then (B)the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, (C)“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God commanded, saying, (D)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (E)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, (F)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. (G)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

‘These(H) people [c]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
And in vain they worship Me,
(I)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

10 (J)When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 (K)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, (L)“Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. (M)They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

15 (N)Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16 So Jesus said, (O)“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not yet understand that (P)whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But (Q)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 (R)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

A Gentile Shows Her Faith(S)

21 (T)Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, (U)Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

23 But He answered her not a word.

And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

24 But He answered and said, (V)“I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little (W)dogs.”

27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, (X)great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Jesus Heals Great Multitudes(Y)

29 (Z)Jesus departed from there, (AA)skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 (AB)Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, [d]maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ (AC)feet, and He healed them. 31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the [e]maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they (AD)glorified the God of Israel.

Feeding the Four Thousand(AE)

32 (AF)Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

33 (AG)Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”

34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”

And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And (AH)He took the seven loaves and the fish and (AI)gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. 37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 (AJ)And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of [f]Magdala.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 NU word
  3. Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
  4. Matthew 15:30 crippled
  5. Matthew 15:31 crippled
  6. Matthew 15:39 NU Magadan

That Which Defiles(A)

15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](C) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](D) But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(E)[c](F)

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(G) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(H)

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(I) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[d](J) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(K)

15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(L)

16 “Are you still so dull?”(M) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,(N) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(O) 20 These are what defile a person;(P) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman(Q)

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.(R) 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(S) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(T)

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(U)

25 The woman came and knelt before him.(V) “Lord, help me!” she said.

26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!(W) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(X)(Y)(Z)

29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.(AA) 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.(AB)

32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people;(AC) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them(AD) and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(AE) 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  3. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
  4. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind

Traditions and Commandments

15 (A)Then Pharisees and (B)scribes came to Jesus (C)from Jerusalem and said, (D)“Why do your disciples break (E)the tradition of the elders? (F)For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God commanded, (G)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, (H)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”[a] he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have (I)made void the word[b] of God. (J)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

(K)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
    but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
    teaching as (L)doctrines the commandments of men.’”

What Defiles a Person

10 And he called the people to him and said to them, (M)“Hear and understand: 11 (N)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were (O)offended when they heard this saying?” 13 He answered, (P)“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted (Q)will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; (R)they are blind guides.[c] And (S)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” 15 But Peter said to him, (T)“Explain the parable to us.” 16 And he said, (U)“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not see that (V)whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?[d] 18 But (W)what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come (X)evil thoughts, (Y)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, (Z)slander. 20 (AA)These are what defile a person. But (AB)to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

21 (AC)And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, (AD)a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, (AE)“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, (AF)“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24 He answered, (AG)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and (AH)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and (AI)throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat (AJ)the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, (AK)great is your faith! (AL)Let it be done for you as you desire.” (AM)And her daughter was (AN)healed instantly.[e]

Jesus Heals Many

29 (AO)Jesus went on from there and walked (AP)beside the Sea of Galilee. And he (AQ)went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them (AR)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 (AS)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, (AT)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And (AU)they glorified (AV)the God of Israel.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

32 (AW)Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, (AX)“I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” 33 And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?” 34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, (AY)“Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and (AZ)having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And (BA)they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of (BB)Magadan.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:5 Or is an offering
  2. Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law
  3. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts add of the blind
  4. Matthew 15:17 Greek is expelled into the latrine
  5. Matthew 15:28 Greek from that hour