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Matthew 15 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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God’s Commandments, Man’s Traditions

(Mar 7:1–23 )

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Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:5 - “But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever you might benefit from me [fn]is given to God,”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:6 - he need not [fn]honor his father.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:7 - “You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

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‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,

BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

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‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME,

TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDS OF MEN.’”

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After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:13 - But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.”

The Heart of Man

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Now Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:16 - And [fn]Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:17 - “Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and goes into the sewer?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:18 - “But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false witness, slanders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:20 - “These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”

The Canaanite Woman

(Mar 7:24–30 )

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And going away from there, Jesus withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - And behold, 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:23 - But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and were pleading with Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting [fn]at us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:24 - But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:25 - But she came and [fn]was bowing down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:28 - Then Jesus answered and 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.

Jesus Heals the Crowds

(Mar 7:31–37 )

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And 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

(Mar 8:1–10 )

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And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the crowd, 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, lest they faint on the way.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:33 - And 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:35 - And He directed the crowd to [fn]sit down on the ground;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:36 - and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and kept giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:38 - And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

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And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

See the LSB Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
LSB Footnotes
Lit die the death
An offering; lit a gift
By supporting them with it
Lit caused to stumble
Some mss omit of the blind
Lit He
Lit behind us
Or worshiped
Or proper
Lit for
Lit from that hour
Lit many
Or healthy
Lit are remaining
Lit recline
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See the LSB Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.
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