Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 15

(Mark 7:1–13)

1ThenΤότεToteG5119somePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122cameπροσέρχονταιproserchontaiG4334τῷtōG3588to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004,

2“Why doδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101breakπαραβαίνουσινparabainousinG3845theτὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων;presbuterōnG4245γὰρgarG1063?They do not washοὐ νίπτονταιou niptontaiG3756 G3538theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495beforeὅτανhotanG3752they eatἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.¶arton esthiōsinG2068 G740.”

3δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588Jesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “AndκαὶkaiG2532whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771breakπαραβαίνετεparabaineteG3845theτὴνtēnG3588commandἐντολὴνentolēnG1785τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862?

4ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316saidεἶπενeipenG2036, ‘HonorτίμαtimaG5091yourτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384’andκαὶkaiG2532‘Anyone whoὁhoG3588cursesκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551hisfatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384must be put to deathθανάτῳ τελευτάτω.thanatō teleutatōG2288 G5053.’

5ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771say thatλέγετε·legeteG3004if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysεἴπῃeipēG2036toτῷtōG3588hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228τῇtēaG3588motherμητρί·mētriG3384, ‘WhateverὃhoG3739you would have receivedἐὰν ὠφεληθῇς,ean ōphelēthēasG1437 G5623fromἐξexG1537meἐμοῦemouG1473is a gift devotedδῶρονdōronG1435to God,’

6he need not honorG3756 G3361 G5091hisG846G3588fatherG3962orG2228G846G3588motherG3384with it.ThusκαὶkaiG2532you nullifyἠκυρώσατεēkurōsateG208theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056G3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771G3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862.

7You hypocritesὙποκριταί,HupokritaiG5273!IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395correctlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573aboutπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771λέγων·¶legōnG3004:

8‘TheseοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὉHoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorτιμᾷ,timaG5091MeG1473with theirτοῖςtoisG3588lipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491,butδὲdeG1161theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588are farπόρρω ἀπέχειporrō apecheiG568 G4206fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575MeG1473.

9δὲdeG1161They worshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576MeG1473in vainμάτηνmatēnG3155;they teachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321asdoctrineδιδασκαλίας,didaskaliasG1319thepreceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.’”

What Defiles a Man

(Mark 7:14–23)

10ΚαὶKaiG2532JesuscalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to Him andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “ListenἀκούετεakoueteG191andκαὶkaiG2532understandσυνίετε·sunieteG4920.

11AτὸtoG3588manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444is not defiledοὐ κοινοῖou koinoiG2840 G3756by whatτὸtoG3588entersεἰσερχόμενον εἰςeiserchomenon eisG1525 G1519hisτὸνtonG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750,butἀλλὰallaG235τοῦτοtoutoG3778κοινοῖkoinoiG2840τὸtoG3588ἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444by whatτοῦtouG3588comesἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenonG1607out ofἐκekG1537τὸνtonG3588itστόματος,stomatosG4750.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846andsaidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “Are You awareG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were offendedἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶eskandalisthēsanG4624when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thisτὸνtonG3588λόγονlogonG3056?”

13ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956plantφυτείαphuteiaG5451thatἣνhēnG3739MyG1473ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962has not plantedοὐκ ἐφύτευσενouk ephuteusenG3756 G5452will be pulled up by its rootsἐκριζωθήσεται.ekrizōthēsetaiG1610.

14DisregardἄφετεapheteG863themαὐτούς·autousG846!They areεἰσινeisinG1510blindτυφλοίtuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοίhodēgoiG3595τυφλῶν.tuphlōnG5185.δὲdeG1161IfἐὰνeanG1437ablindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185manleadsὁδηγῇ,hodēgēaG3594ablindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185man,bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297will fallπεσοῦνται.pesountaiG4098intoεἰςeisG1519a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999.”

15δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidἀποκριθεὶς εἶπενapokritheis eipenG611 G2036to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “ExplainφράσονphrasonG5419thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to usG1473.”

16“Doἐστε;esteG1510youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771stillἀκμὴν καὶakmēn kaiG2532 G188not understandἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588?” Jesusaskedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

17“Do you not yet realizeοὐ νοεῖτεou noeiteG3756 G3539thatὅτιhotiG3754whateverπᾶνpanG3956τὸtoG3588entersεἰσπορευόμενον εἰςeisporeuomenon eisG1531 G1519theτὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750goesχωρεῖchōreiG5562intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836and thenκαὶkaiG2532is eliminatedεἰς ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται;eis aphedrōna ekballetaiG1544 G1519 G856?

18ButδὲdeG1161the thingsτὰtaG3588that comeἐκπορευόμεναekporeuomenaG1607out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comeἐξέρχεται,exerchetaiG1831fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and these thingsG2548defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840aτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

19ForγὰρgarG1063out ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588comeἐξέρχονταιexerchontaiG1831evilπονηροί,ponēroiG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμοὶdialogismoiG1261,murderφόνοι,phonoiG5408,adulteryμοιχεῖαι,moicheiaiG3430,sexual immoralityπορνεῖαι,porneiaiG4202,theftκλοπαί,klopaiG2829,false testimonyψευδομαρτυρίαι,pseudomarturiaiG5577, andslanderβλασφημίαι.blasphēmiaiG988.

20TheseταῦτάtautaG3778areἐστινestinG1510whatτὰtaG3588defileκοινοῦνταkoinountaG2840aτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444,butδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588eatingφαγεῖνphageinG5315with unwashedἀνίπτοιςaniptoisG449handsχερσὶνchersinG5495does not defileοὐ κοινοῖou koinoiG3756 G2840τὸνtonG3588himἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

The Faith of the Canaanite Woman

(Mark 7:24–30)

21ΚαὶKaiG2532LeavingἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831that placeἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588districtμέρηmerēG3313of TyreΤύρουTurouG5184andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδῶνος.SidōnosG4605.

22Andκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400a CanaaniteΧαναναίαChananaiaG5478womanγυνὴgunēG1135fromἀπὸapoG575thatτῶν ἐκείνωνtōn ekeinōnG3588 G1565regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725cameἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831to Him,crying outἔκραζενekrazenG2896λέγουσα·legousaG3004, “LordκύριεkurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138,have mercy onἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653meG1473!MyG1473ἡhēG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364is miserablyκακῶςkakōsG2560possessed by a demonδαιμονίζεται.¶daimonizetaiG1139.”

23ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588Jesusdid not answerοὐκ ἀπεκρίθηouk apekrithēG3756 G611a wordλόγον.logonG3056αὐτῇautēaG846.SoκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334andurgedἠρώτουνērōtounG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Send her awayἀπόλυσον αὐτήν,apoluson autēnG630 G846,forὅτιhotiG3754she keeps crying outκράζειkrazeiG2896afterὄπισθενopisthenG3693usG1473.”

24δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588He answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036, “I was sentοὐκ ἀπεστάληνouk apestalēnG3756 G649onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588lostἀπολωλόταapolōlotaG622sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

25δὲdeG1161ἩHēG3588The womancameἐλθοῦσαelthousaG2064andknelt beforeπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352HimαὐτῷautōG846. “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,helpβοήθειboētheiG997meG1473!”she saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004.

26ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036, “It isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756rightκαλὸνkalonG2570to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983theτὸνtonG3588τῶνtōnG3588children’sτέκνωνteknōnG5043breadἄρτονartonG740andκαὶkaiG2532tossβαλεῖνbaleinG906itto theτοῖςtoisG3588dogsκυναρίοις.¶kunarioisG2952.”

27“YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962δὲdeG1161ἩHēG3588,”she saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036γὰρgarG1063, “evenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588dogsκυνάριαkunariaG2952eatἐσθίειesthieiG2068ἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588crumbsψιχίωνpsichiōnG5589τῶνtōnG3588that fallπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098fromἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τῆςtēsG3588master’sκυρίωνkuriōnG2962τῶνtōnG3588tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132.”

28“OὦōG5599womanγύναι,gunaiG1135ΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῇ·apokritheis eipen autēaG611 G2036 G846, “yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστις·pistisG4102is greatμεγάληmegalēG3173!Let it be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096for youσοιsoiG4771asὡςhōsG5613you desireθέλεις.theleisG2309.”AndκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846ἡhēG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364was healedἰάθηiathēG2390fromἀπὸapoG575thatτῆςtēsG3588veryἐκείνης.¶ekeinēsG1565hourὥραςhōrasG5610.

The Feeding of the Four Thousand

(2 Kings 4:42–44; Mark 8:1–10)

29ΚαὶKaiG2532Moving onμεταβὰςmetabasG3327from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἦλθενēlthenG2064alongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He went upἀναβὰςanabasG305onεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588a mountainὄροςorosG3735andsatἐκάθητοekathētoG2521downἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

30καὶkaiG2532LargeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to HimαὐτῷautōG846,bringingἔχοντες μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶνechontes meth᾽ he'autōnG2192 G3326 G1438thelameχωλούς,chōlousG5560, theblindτυφλούς,tuphlousG5185, thecrippledκυλλούς,kullousG2948, themuteκωφούς,kōphousG2974,andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183othersἑτέρουςheterousG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἔρριψανerripsanG4496themαὐτοὺςautousG846atπαρὰparaG3844HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228,andκαὶkaiG2532He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

31ὥστεhōsteG5620TheτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793was amazedθαυμάσαιthaumasaiG2296when they sawβλέπονταςblepontasG991themuteκωφοὺςkōphousG2974speakingλαλοῦντας,lalountasG2980, thecrippledκυλλοὺςkullousG2948restoredὑγιεῖς,hugieisG5199καὶkaiG2532, thelameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560walkingπεριπατοῦντας,peripatountasG4043,andκαὶkaiG2532theblindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185seeingβλέποντας.blepontasG991.AndκαὶkaiG2532they glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392theτὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

32ThenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101to Him andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I have compassionσπλαγχνίζομαιsplagchnizomaiG4697forἐπὶepiG1909thisτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they have already beenἤδη προσμένουσίνēdē prosmenousinG4357 G2235with MeG1473threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχουσινechousinG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756τίtiG5101to eatφάγωσιν.phagōsinG5315καὶkaiG2532.I do not wantοὐ θέλωou thelōG3756 G2309to send them awayἀπολῦσαι αὐτοὺςapolusai autousG630 G846hungryνήστειςnēsteisG3523,orμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219they may faintἐκλυθῶσινekluthōsinG1590alongἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷ.hodōG3598.”

33καὶkaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101repliedλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “WhereπόθενpothenG4159inἐνenG1722this desolate placeἐρημίᾳerēmiaG2047could weG1473findenoughτοσοῦτοιtosoutoiG5118breadἄρτοιartoiG740to feedὥστε χορτάσαιhōste chortasaiG5620 G5526such a largeτοσοῦτον;¶tosoutonG5118crowdὄχλονochlonG3793?”

34“How manyπόσουςposousG4214loavesἄρτουςartousG740do you haveἔχετε;echeteG2192ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖςautoisG846. “SevenἑπτὰheptaG2033δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “andκαὶkaiG2532a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641small fishἰχθύδια.ichthudiaG2485.”

35AndκαὶkaiG2532He instructedπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793to sit downἀναπεσεῖνanapeseinG377onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588groundγῆνgēnG1093.

36TakingἔλαβενelabenG2983theτοὺςtousG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033loavesἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486καὶkaiG2532,He gave thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168andbrokeἔκλασενeklasenG2806them.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themtoτοῖςtoisG3588thedisciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,andδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gave themto theτοῖςtoisG3588peopleὄχλοις.ochloisG3793.

37καὶkaiG2532They allπάντεςpantesG3956ateἔφαγονephagonG5315andκαὶkaiG2532were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν,echortasthēsanG5526,andκαὶkaiG2532the disciplespicked upἦραν,ēranG142sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033basketfulsσπυρίδας πλήρεις.spuridas plēreisG4711 G4134τὸtoG3588of broken piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801thatτῶνtōnG3588were left overπερισσεῦονperisseuonG4052.

38A total ofοἱ δὲhoi deG3588 G1161four thousandτετρακισχίλιοιtetrakischilioiG5070menἄνδρεςandresG435wereἦσανēsanG1510fedἐσθίοντεςesthiontesG2068,besidesχωρὶςchōrisG5565womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135andκαὶkaiG2532childrenπαιδίων.¶paidiōnG3813.

39AfterΚαὶKaiG2532Jesushad dismissedἀπολύσαςapolusasG630theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793,He got intoἐνέβη εἰςenebē eisG1684 G1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143andκαὶkaiG2532wentἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588regionὅριαhoriaG3725of MagadanΜαγαδάν.MagadanG3093.