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Matthew 15

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The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1–17
The Birth of Jesus 1:18–25
The Flight to Egypt 2:13–23
The Departure 2:13–15
Rachel Weeping for Her Children 2:16–18
The Return to Nazareth 2:19–23
The Baptism of Jesus 3:13–17
Jesus Begins His Ministry 4:12–25
The Kingdom of Heaven and Its King 5:1–20
Salt and Light 5:13–16
The Fulfillment of the Law 5:17–20
You Have Heard It Said… 5:21–48
Anger and Reconciliation 5:21–26
Adultery 5:27–30
Divorce 5:31–32
Oaths and Vows 5:33–37
Love Your Enemies 5:38–48
The Lord Sees What is Done in Secret 6:1–34
The Lord’s Prayer 6:5–15
Proper Fasting 6:16–18
Treasures in Heaven 6:19–21
The Lamp of the Body 6:22–24
Do Not Worry 6:25–34
Justice in the Kingdom of Heaven 7:1–27
A Tree and Its Fruit 7:15–23
The House on the Rock 7:24–27
The Authority of Jesus 7:28–29
Healing in the Kingdom 8:1–17
Jesus Heals at Peter’s House 8:14–17
The Cost of Discipleship 8:18–22
Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23–27
The Demons and the Pigs 8:28–34
Disciples in the Kingdom 9:9–17
Questions about Fasting 9:14–15
The Patches and the Wineskins 9:16–17
Restoration in the Kingdom 9:18–31
The Woman Suffering from Bleeding 9:18–22
The Girl Raised from the Dead 9:23–26
Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute 9:27–34
The Lord of the Harvest 9:35–38
The Commissioning of the Twelve 10:1–42
The Ministry of the Twelve 10:5–42
Jesus Sends Them Out 10:5–15
Sheep among Wolves 10:16–25
Fear God Alone 10:26–31
Confessing Christ 10:32–33
Not Peace but a Sword 10:34–39
The reward of Service 10:40–42
John the Baptist in Prison 11:1–24
Jesus Testifies about John 11:5–19
Woe to the Unrepentant 11:20–24
Rest for the Weary 11:25–30
Pharisees Oppose Jesus 12:15–45
God’s Chosen Servant 12:15–21
A House Divided 12:22–30
The Unpardonable Sin 12:31–32
Good and Bad Fruit 12:33–37
The Sign of Jonah 12:38–42
An Unclean Spirit Returns 12:43–45
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 12:46–50
The Kingdom of Heaven Revealed in Parables 13:1–17:27
Parables of the Kingdom 13:1–52
The Parable of the Sower 13:1–23
The Parable of the Weeds 13:24–30
The Parable of the Mustard Seed 13:31–32
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables 13:34–35
The Parable of the Weeds Explained 13:36–43
The Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl 13:44–46
The Parable of the Net 13:47–52
The Identity of the King Revealed 13:53–17:27
The Rejection at Nazareth 13:53–58
The Feeding of the Five Thousand 14:13–21
Jesus Walks on Water 14:22–33
Jesus Heals at Gennesaret 14:34–36
What Defiles a Man 15:10–20
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman 15:21–28
The Feeding of the Four Thousand 15:29–39

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1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came 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 the house of Israel.”

25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

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

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

28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

29 Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

30 Large 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.

31 The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because 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 faint along the way.”

33 The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36 Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

38 A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

39 After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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