Matthew 15 - Compare Translations
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Matthew 15:1
KJVThen came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
WEBThen Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
YLTThen come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,
Matthew 15:2
KJVWhy do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
WEB“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
YLT`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'
Matthew 15:3
KJVBut he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
WEBHe answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
YLTAnd he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?
Matthew 15:4
KJVFor God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
WEBFor God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
YLTfor God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
Matthew 15:5
KJVBut ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
WEBBut you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
YLTbut ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --
Matthew 15:6
KJVAnd 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.
WEBhe shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
YLTand he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
Matthew 15:7
KJVYe hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
WEBYou hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
YLT`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Matthew 15:8
KJVThis people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
WEB‘These people draw near to me with their mouth,
YLTThis people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;
Matthew 15:9
KJVBut in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
WEBAnd in vain do they worship me,
YLTand in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings -- commands of men.'
Matthew 15:10
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Matthew 15:11
KJVNot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
WEBThat which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
YLTnot that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
Matthew 15:12
KJVThen came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
WEBThen the disciples came, and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?”
YLTThen his disciples having come near, said to him, `Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'
Matthew 15:13
KJVBut he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
WEBBut he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
YLTAnd he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;
Matthew 15:14
KJVLet them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
WEBLeave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
YLTlet them alone, guides they are -- blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'
Matthew 15:15
KJVThen answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
WEBPeter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
YLTAnd Peter answering said to him, `Explain to us this simile.'
Matthew 15:16
KJVAnd Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
WEBSo Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
YLTAnd Jesus said, `Are ye also yet without understanding?
Matthew 15:17
KJVDo not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
WEBDon’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?
YLTdo ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?
Matthew 15:18
KJVBut those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
WEBBut the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
YLTbut the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;
Matthew 15:19
KJVFor out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
WEBFor out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
YLTfor out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:
Matthew 15:20
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Matthew 15:21
KJVThen Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
WEBJesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
YLTAnd Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,
Matthew 15:22
KJVAnd, 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.
WEBBehold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
YLTand lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, `Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'
Matthew 15:23
KJVBut he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
WEBBut he answered her not a word.
YLTAnd he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- `Let her away, because she crieth after us;'
Matthew 15:24
KJVBut he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
WEBBut he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
YLTand he answering said, `I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'
Matthew 15:25
KJVThen came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
WEBBut she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
YLTAnd having come, she was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, help me;'
Matthew 15:26
KJVBut he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
WEBBut he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
YLTand he answering said, `It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'
Matthew 15:27
KJVAnd she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
WEBBut she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
YLTAnd she said, `Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'
Matthew 15:28
KJVThen 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.
WEBThen Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
YLTthen answering, Jesus said to her, `O woman, great [is] thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.
Matthew 15:29
KJVAnd Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
WEBJesus departed from there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
YLTAnd Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there,
Matthew 15:30
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Matthew 15:31
KJVInsomuch 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.
WEBso that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
YLTso that the multitudes did wonder, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:32
KJVThen 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.
WEBJesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
YLTAnd Jesus having called near his disciples, said, `I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'
Matthew 15:33
KJVAnd his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
WEBThe disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
YLTAnd his disciples say to him, `Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'
Matthew 15:34
KJVAnd Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
WEBJesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
YLTAnd Jesus saith to them, `How many loaves have ye?' and they said, `Seven, and a few little fishes.'
Matthew 15:35
KJVAnd he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
WEBHe commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
YLTAnd he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground,
Matthew 15:36
KJVAnd 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.
WEBand he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
YLTand having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 15:37
KJVAnd they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
WEBThey all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
YLTAnd they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,
Matthew 15:38
KJVAnd they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
WEBThose who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
YLTand those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
Matthew 15:39
KJVAnd he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
WEBThen he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
YLTAnd having let away the multitudes, he went into the boat, and did come to the borders of Magdala.
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