1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,2‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!’3Jesus replied, ‘And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?4For God said, “Honour your father and mother”[1] and “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.”[2] (Ex 20:12; Ex 21:17; Le 20:9; De 5:16)5But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is “devoted to God,”6they are not to “honour their father or mother” with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:8‘ “These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” ’ (Isa 29:13)10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen and understand.11What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.’12Then the disciples came to him and asked, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?’13He replied, ‘Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.14Leave them; they are blind guides.[3] If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.’15Peter said, ‘Explain the parable to us.’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.’
The faith of a Canaanite woman
21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.’23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, ‘Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.’24He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.’25The woman came and knelt before him. ‘Lord, help me!’ she said.26He replied, ‘It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.’27‘Yes it is, Lord,’ she said. ‘Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.’28Then Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.’ And her daughter was healed at that moment.
Jesus feeds the four thousand
29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.30Great 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.31The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.32Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for these people; 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 collapse on the way.’33His disciples answered, ‘Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?’34‘How many loaves do you have?’ Jesus asked. ‘Seven,’ they replied, ‘and a few small fish.’35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterwards the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.39After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.
Matthew 15
King James Version
1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;6And 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.7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: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.29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.30And 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:31Insomuch 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.32Then 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.33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?34And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.36And 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.37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala,
1Damals kamen einige Pharisäer und Schriftgelehrte aus Jerusalem zu Jesus und fragten ihn: (Mr 7:1)2»Weshalb befolgen deine Jünger unsere überlieferten Speisevorschriften nicht? Sie waschen sich nicht einmal vor dem Essen die Hände.«3Jesus fragte zurück: »Und weshalb brecht ihr mit euren Vorschriften die Gebote Gottes?4Gott hat doch gesagt: ›Ehre deinen Vater und deine Mutter!‹ Und an anderer Stelle: ›Wer seinen Vater oder seine Mutter verflucht, der muss sterben.‹ (Ex 20:12; Ex 21:17)5Ihr aber behauptet, dass man seinen hilfsbedürftigen Eltern die Unterstützung verweigern darf, wenn man das Geld stattdessen Gott gibt.6Dann hätte man Gottes Gebot schon erfüllt und bräuchte nicht weiter für seine Eltern zu sorgen. Doch indem ihr solche Vorschriften aufstellt, setzt ihr das Gebot Gottes außer Kraft!7Ihr Heuchler! Wie recht hat Jesaja, wenn er von euch schreibt:8›Dieses Volk ehrt mich mit den Lippen, aber mit dem Herzen sind sie nicht dabei.9Ihre Frömmigkeit ist wertlos, weil sie ihre menschlichen Gesetze als meine Gebote ausgegeben haben.‹ « (Isa 29:13)10Dann rief Jesus die Menschenmenge zu sich: »Hört, was ich euch sage, und begreift doch:11Nicht was ein Mensch zu sich nimmt, macht ihn vor Gott unrein, sondern das, was er von sich gibt.«12Da traten die Jünger an ihn heran und sagten: »Weißt du, dass du mit deinen Worten die Pharisäer verärgert hast?«13Jesus entgegnete: »Jede Pflanze, die nicht von meinem himmlischen Vater gepflanzt worden ist, wird ausgerissen werden.14Lasst euch nicht einschüchtern! Sie wollen Blinde führen, sind aber selbst blind. Wenn nun ein Blinder einen anderen Blinden führen will, werden beide in die Grube fallen!«15Da sagte Petrus: »Erklär uns doch noch einmal, was einen Menschen unrein macht!«16Jesus fragte: »Selbst ihr habt es immer noch nicht begriffen?17Wisst ihr denn nicht, dass alles, was ein Mensch zu sich nimmt, zuerst in den Magen kommt und dann wieder ausgeschieden wird?18Aber die bösen Worte, die ein Mensch von sich gibt, kommen aus seinem Herzen, und sie sind es, die ihn vor Gott unrein machen!19Denn aus dem Herzen kommen böse Gedanken wie Mord[1], Ehebruch, sexuelle Unmoral, Diebstahl, Lüge[2] und Verleumdung.20Durch sie wird der Mensch unrein, nicht dadurch, dass man mit ungewaschenen Händen isst.«
Der unerschütterliche Glaube einer nichtjüdischen Frau
21Danach brach Jesus auf und zog sich in das Gebiet der Städte Tyrus und Sidon zurück. (Mr 7:24)22Dort begegnete ihm eine kanaanitische Frau, die in der Nähe wohnte. Laut flehte sie ihn an: »Herr, du Sohn Davids, hab Erbarmen mit mir! Meine Tochter wird von einem bösen Geist furchtbar gequält.«23Aber Jesus gab ihr keine Antwort. Seine Jünger drängten ihn: »Erfüll doch ihre Bitte! Sie schreit sonst dauernd hinter uns her.«24Jesus entgegnete: »Ich habe nur den Auftrag, den Menschen aus dem Volk Israel zu helfen. Sie sind wie Schafe, die ohne ihren Hirten verloren umherirren.«25Die Frau aber kam noch näher, warf sich vor ihm nieder und bettelte: »Herr, hilf mir!«26Jesus antwortete wieder: »Es ist nicht richtig, den Kindern das Brot wegzunehmen und es den Hunden hinzuwerfen.«27»Ja, Herr«, erwiderte die Frau, »und doch bekommen die Hunde die Krümel, die vom Tisch ihrer Herren herunterfallen.«28Da sagte Jesus zu ihr: »Dein Glaube ist groß! Was du willst, soll geschehen.« Im selben Augenblick wurde ihre Tochter gesund.
Jesus heilt viele Kranke
29Jesus kehrte an den See Genezareth zurück. Er stieg auf einen Berg und setzte sich dort hin, um zu lehren. (Mr 7:31)30Da kam eine große Menschenmenge zu Jesus. Unter ihnen waren Gelähmte, Blinde, Verkrüppelte, Stumme und viele andere Kranke. Man legte sie vor seinen Füßen nieder, und er heilte sie alle.31Die Menschen konnten es kaum fassen, als sie sahen, dass Stumme zu reden begannen, Verkrüppelte gesund wurden, Gelähmte umhergingen und Blinde sehen konnten. Und sie lobten den Gott Israels.
Viertausend werden satt
32Danach rief Jesus seine Jünger zu sich und sagte: »Die Leute tun mir leid. Sie sind jetzt schon drei Tage bei mir und haben nichts mehr zu essen. Ich will sie nicht hungrig wegschicken, sie würden sonst vielleicht unterwegs zusammenbrechen.« (Mr 8:1)33Darauf erwiderten die Jünger: »Woher sollen wir hier in dieser verlassenen Gegend genügend Brot bekommen, damit so viele Menschen satt werden?«34»Wie viele Brote habt ihr denn?«, wollte Jesus wissen. Sie antworteten: »Sieben Brote und ein paar kleine Fische!«35Da forderte Jesus die Menschen auf, sich auf den Boden zu setzen.36Nun nahm er die sieben Brote und die Fische. Er dankte Gott für das Essen, teilte die Brote und Fische und gab sie den Jüngern, die sie an die Leute weiterreichten.37-38Alle aßen und wurden satt; etwa viertausend Männer hatten zu essen bekommen, außerdem viele Frauen und Kinder. Anschließend sammelte man die Reste ein: Sieben große Körbe voll waren noch übrig geblieben.39Jetzt erst verabschiedete Jesus die Leute nach Hause. Er selbst aber bestieg ein Boot und fuhr in die Gegend von Magadan[3]. (Mr 8:10)