MATHEW Chapter 15

Mathew 15

Wrong ammendments of the law of Moses

1 Then, the Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, approach Jesus, and say;

2 what is the reason, for your disciples to violate Jewish traditional-law of Sahendrists? Because, they don't wash hand, whenever they are eating bread.

3 However, He answers, and tells them, what is the reason for you to violate even the commandments of God through your traditions?

4 No doubt, God commanded, to honor your father and mother (Ref: Ex 20:12 Deut 5:16); and those who revile father or mother, will finish their life in death.(Ref: Ex 21:17). 

5 But you say, whoever (might) tell his father or mother, whatever in case I benefit from you, is a gift/sacrifice.

6 And he invalidate the commandments of God through your traditions, by not at all, honour his father (or mother).

7 Hypocrites! (stage actors), Isaiah well prophesied about you, saying,

8 this people, draw near with mouth, and honour ME with lips; but their heart is fully kept far away from ME:

9 they also adore (worship) ME, and teach men the instructions of religious precepts to no purpose (Ref: Is 29:13)

Parable on true defilement of the body (8)

10 And He calls on the crowd, and tells them, oh listen and understand!

11 it is not things that enter into the mouth, that pollute a man; but those things that proceed out of the mouth, pollute a man.

12 At that time, the disciples approach Him to tell Him, are you aware that the Pharisees, are offended/entrapped in apostasy, having heard your words?

13 so, He answered and said, all plants which My heavenly FATHER had not planted, will be uprooted.

14 leave them; they are blind conductor of the blind ones, and if a blind guide a blind, both will fall into a pit.

Explanations on true defilement

15 Moreover, Peter responds, and tells Him; explains this parable to us.

16 So, He said, even you, are you still without understanding?

17 don't you exercise your mind that all things entering into the mouth will be admitted into the stomach, and be ejected into a pit?

18 however, things discharged from the mouth, proceed out of the heart, and that will defile a man.

19 No doubt, vicious thoughts, murder, adultery, harlotry, theft, perjury, blasphemy, proceed forth out of the heart.

20 and these are things that pollute a man; however, eating with unwashed hands doesn't pollute a man.

Jesus managing His Rest by Himself, but intruded by a non-Jewish woman of great Faith 

21 And Jesus withdraws from there, and proceed forth to a division of Tyre and Sidon;

22 And behold, a Canaanitess woman from that coast, comes forth, screaming, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me, my daughter is grievously possessed with demons.

23 However, He didn't answer her  a word, and His disciples approach, requesting Him to dismiss her, because she screams behind us.

24 So, He answers and says, I am not sent out, except to the lost sheep of Israel's house.

25 Notwithstanding, she comes to prostrate in worship to Him, saying, oh help me Lord!

26 So, He answers and says, it is not good to take son's bread, and throw it out to pug (intelligent dwarf breed puppy with short-snort in rich-men house). 

27 however, she said, yes, Lord; no doubt, but the pugs do eat from the crumbs, falling from the table of their lord. 

28 Then, Jesus answers and tells her, what a woman of great Faith you are (mega persuasion)! It will happen as you desire. And her daughter was cured from that very hour. 

(note: mega faith is a function of sound knowledge and doggedness: she won't take no for an answer)

Miracles of healing divers of ailments around Galilee

@sea of Galilee 

29 And Jesus departed from there and came close to the sea of Galilee; and went up unto the mountain, to sit down there.

30 And very many crowd approach Him, having with them lame, maimed, blind, deaf and many different others, and they scatter them close to His feet, even to minister-healing to them;

31 such that, the crowd wonder, looking at the mute, speaking, maimed made healthy/whole (hygies), the lame walking around, and blind, seeing; and they glorify the God of Israel.

Second time of the Miracle-food, that feed four thousands men plus

32 Moreover, Jesus, calls His disciples, and says, I am moved with compassion (from splanchna) upon the crowd, because they continue with us three days already, and do not have what to eat; I do not want to dismiss them, and not at any time, they are released. to be without food on the road. 

33 And the disciples tell Him, from where in the desert are we therefore to supply, as much loaves of bread to so many crowd. 

34 And Jesus tells them, how many loaves have you? They also said, seven, and a few small fishes.

35 He enjoins the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36 and take the seven loaves of bread and the fishes, break the bread, bless/express gratitude for the meal, and gives to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.

37 And all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven receptacles, full of  excess pieces;

38 and those who ate were four thousands men, apart from women and children.

39 And having dismissed the crowd, He embarked into a boat, and come unto the border of Magdala (the tower).