| | King James Bible 2016 | King James Bible PCE |
| 15:1 | Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus saying, | Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, |
| 15:2 | "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? Because they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." | Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. |
| 15:3 | But He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?" | But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? |
| 15:4 | Because, God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother; and, He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death." | For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. |
| 15:5 | But you say, 'Whosoever says to his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you may have received from me has become a gift," | But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; |
| 15:6 | and does not honor his father or his mother, because he will be exempt.' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition." | And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. |
| 15:7 | You hypocrites! Isaiah correctly prophesied about you, saying:" | Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, |
| 15:8 | 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me." | This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. |
| 15:9 | But in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'" | But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. |
| 15:10 | Then He called the crowds and said to them, "Hear and understand:" | And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: |
| 15:11 | Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." | Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. |
| 15:12 | Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" | Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? |
| 15:13 | But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted." | But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. |
| 15:14 | Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch." | Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. |
| 15:15 | Then Peter replied and said to Him, "Explain this parable to us." | Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. |
| 15:16 | And Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding?" | And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? |
| 15:17 | Do you still not understand that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain?" | Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? |
| 15:18 | But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man." | But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. |
| 15:19 | Because, out of the heart comes evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies." | For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: |
| 15:20 | These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man." | These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. |
| 15:21 | Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. | Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 15:22 | And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region, and shouted to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, You Son of David! My daughter is severely tormented with a demon." | And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. |
| 15:23 | But He did not reply one word to her. And His disciples came and asked Him, saying, "Send her away; because, she shouts out to us." | But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. |
| 15:24 | But He replied and said, "I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." | But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
| 15:25 | Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" | Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. |
| 15:26 | But He replied and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread, and throw it to dogs." | But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. |
| 15:27 | And she said, "True, Lord, yet the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." | And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. |
| 15:28 | Then Jesus replied and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour. | Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. |
| 15:29 | Then Jesus left there, and came near to the sea of Galilee, and went up on a mountain, and sat down there. | And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. |
| 15:30 | And large crowds came to Him, having with them those who were lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet; and He healed them. | And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: |
| 15:31 | So the crowds marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. | Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. |
| 15:32 | Then Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because, they have continued with Me for three days now and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the way." | Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I 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 faint in the way. |
| 15:33 | And His disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a large crowd?" | And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? |
| 15:34 | And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish." | And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. |
| 15:35 | And He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. | And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. |
| 15:36 | And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, then broke them and gave to His disciples; and the disciples to the crowd. | And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. |
| 15:37 | So they all ate, and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. | And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. |
| 15:38 | Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. | And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. |
| 15:39 | And He sent the crowd away, got into a boat, and came into the region of Magdala. | And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala. |