Matthew 15:11-29
New American Standard Bible
12Then the disciples came and *said to Him, 'Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?'
13But He answered and said, 'Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
14Leave them alone; they are blind guides of blind people. And if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.'
15Peter said to Him, 'Explain the parable to us.'
16Jesus said, 'Are you also still lacking in understanding?
17Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and those things defile the person.
19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.
20These are the things that defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person.'
21Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22And 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 severely demon-possessed.'
23But He did not answer her with even a word. And His disciples came up and urged Him, saying, 'Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us!'
24But He answered and said, 'I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'
25But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, 'Lord, help me!'
26Yet He answered and said, 'It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.'
27And she said, 'Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.'
28Then Jesus said to her, 'O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire.' And her daughter was healed at once.
King James Version
Chapter 15
11Not 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, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding 17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22And, 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.
23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25Then came she and worshipped 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 dogs.
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, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Christian Standard Bible
13He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
14Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
16"Do you still lack understanding?" he asked.
17"Don’t you realize that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is eliminated?
18But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person.
19For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander.
20These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person."
New Living Translation
13Jesus replied, 'Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,
14so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.'
16Don’t you understand yet?' Jesus asked.
17Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
18But the words you speak come from the heart — that’s what defiles you.
19For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
20These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 15
11it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person." 12Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" 13He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. 14Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." 15But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us." 16And he said, "Are you also still without understanding? 17Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? 18But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. 20These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone."
21And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."
23But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."
24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
25But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."
26And he answered, "It is not right to take the children 's bread and throw it to the dogs."
27She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters ' table."
28Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.
New International Version
13He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
14Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
16"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.
17"Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
18But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
19For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
20These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them."
New King James Version
Chapter 15
11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
16So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?
18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
20These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
