{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/matthew/15","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:41:56.608Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":15,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":14,"nextChapter":16,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":39},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?"},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children."},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala."}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 15 (KJV)","markdown":"[Matthew 15](https://primebible.com/kjv/matthew/15)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/matthew/15 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}