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Text -- Matthew 15:7-39 (NET)
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15:7 Hypocrites ! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said ,
15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips , but their heart is far from me ,
15:9 and they worship me in vain , teaching as doctrines the commandments of men .’”
True Defilement
15:10 Then he called the crowd to him and said , “Listen and understand .
15:11 What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth ; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person .”
15:12 Then the disciples came to him and said , “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended ?”
15:13 And he replied , “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted .
15:14 Leave them ! They are blind guides . If someone who is blind leads another who is blind , both will fall into a pit .”
15:15 But Peter said to him , “Explain this parable to us .”
15:16 Jesus said , “Even after all this, are you still so foolish ?
15:17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer ?
15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart , and these things defile a person .
15:19 For out of the heart come evil ideas , murder , adultery , sexual immorality , theft , false testimony , slander .
15:20 These are the things that defile a person ; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person .”
A Canaanite Woman’s Faith
15:21 After going out from there , Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon .
15:22 A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out , “Have mercy on me , Lord , Son of David ! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed !”
15:23 But he did not answer her a word . Then his disciples came and begged him , “Send her away , because she keeps on crying out after us .”
15:24 So he answered , “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel .”
15:25 But she came and bowed down before him and said , “Lord , help me !”
15:26 “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs ,” he said . said .
15:27 “Yes , Lord ,” she replied , “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters ’ table .”
15:28 Then Jesus answered her , “Woman , your faith is great ! Let what you want be done for you .” And her daughter was healed from that hour .
Healing Many Others
15:29 When he left there , Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee . Then he went up a mountain , where he sat down .
15:30 Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame , blind , crippled , mute , and many others . They laid them at his feet , and he healed them .
15:31 As a result , the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking , the crippled healthy, the lame walking , and the blind seeing , and they praised the God of Israel .
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
15:32 Then Jesus called the disciples and said , “I have compassion on the crowd , because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat . I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way .”
15:33 The disciples said to him , “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd ?”
15:34 Jesus said to them , “How many loaves do you have ?” They replied , “Seven – and a few small fish .”
15:35 After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground ,
15:36 he took the seven loaves and the fish , and after giving thanks , he broke them and began giving them to the disciples , who then gave them to the crowds .
15:37 They all ate and were satisfied , and they picked up the broken pieces left over , seven baskets full .
15:38 Not counting children and women , there were four thousand men who ate .
15:39 After sending away the crowd , he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
DIVORCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Miracles |
ABLUTION |
UNCLEANNESS |
Commandments |
Ecclesiasticism |
Teachers |
Sin |
Tradition |
Capernaum |
Tyre |
Syrophenician |
Prayer |
Demons |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Sidon |
Faith |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Mat 15:8; Mat 15:9; Mat 15:10; Mat 15:11; Mat 15:12; Mat 15:13; Mat 15:14; Mat 15:14; Mat 15:15; Mat 15:16; Mat 15:17; Mat 15:20; Mat 15:21; Mat 15:21; Mat 15:22; Mat 15:22; Mat 15:22; Mat 15:23; Mat 15:23; Mat 15:24; Mat 15:25; Mat 15:25; Mat 15:26; Mat 15:26; Mat 15:26; Mat 15:26; Mat 15:27; Mat 15:28; Mat 15:28; Mat 15:30; Mat 15:30; Mat 15:32; Mat 15:36; Mat 15:37; Mat 15:38; Mat 15:38; Mat 15:39
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NET Notes: Mat 15:15 Grk “And answering, Peter said to him.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
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NET Notes: Mat 15:16 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
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NET Notes: Mat 15:22 Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:23 Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant here in contemporary Engl...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:24 Grk “And answering, he said.” The construction in Greek is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:26 Grk “And answering, he said.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant and h...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:28 Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:32 ‡ Although the external evidence is not great (א W Θ 700 pc), the internal evidence for the omission of αὐτοQ...
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