Matthew 15 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Tunc accesserunt ad eum ab Jerosolymis scribæ et pharisæi, dicentes:
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
2 Quare discipuli tui transgrediuntur traditionem seniorum? non enim lavant manus suas cum panem manducant.
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 Ipse autem respondens ait illis: Quare et vos transgredimini mandatum Dei propter traditionem vestram? Nam Deus dixit:
3 He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
4 Honora patrem, et matrem: et, Qui maledixerit patri, vel matri, morte moriatur.
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
5 Vos autem dicitis: Quicumque dixerit patri, vel matri: Munus, quodcumque est ex me, tibi proderit:
5 But 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,”
6 et non honorificabit patrem suum, aut matrem suam: et irritum fecistis mandatum Dei propter traditionem vestram.
6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
7 Hypocritæ, bene prophetavit de vobis Isaias, dicens:
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
8 [Populus hic labiis me honorat: cor autem eorum longe est a me.
8 ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 Sine causa autem colunt me, docentes doctrinas et mandata hominum.]
9 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
10 Et convocatis ad se turbis, dixit eis: Audite, et intelligite.
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
11 Non quod intrat in os, coinquinat hominem: sed quod procedit ex ore, hoc coinquinat hominem.
11 That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
12 Tunc accedentes discipuli ejus, dixerunt ei: Scis quia pharisæi audito verbo hoc, scandalizati sunt?
12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
13 At ille respondens ait: Omnis plantatio, quam non plantavit Pater meus cælestis, eradicabitur.
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
14 Sinite illos: cæci sunt, et duces cæcorum; cæcus autem si cæco ducatum præstet, ambo in foveam cadunt.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
15 Respondens autem Petrus dixit ei: Edissere nobis parabolam istam.
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
16 At ille dixit: Adhuc et vos sine intellectu estis?
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
17 Non intelligitis quia omne quod in os intrat, in ventrem vadit, et in secessum emittitur?
17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
18 Quæ autem procedunt de ore, de corde exeunt, et ea coinquinant hominem:
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
19 de corde enim exeunt cogitationes malæ, homicidia, adulteria, fornicationes, furta, falsa testimonia, blasphemiæ:
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
20 hæc sunt, quæ coinquinant hominem. Non lotis autem manibus manducare, non coinquinat hominem.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”
21 Et egressus inde Jesus secessit in partes Tyri et Sidonis.
21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 Et ecce mulier chananæa a finibus illis egressa clamavit, dicens ei: Miserere mei, Domine fili David: filia mea male a dæmonio vexatur.
22 Behold, 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!”
23 Qui non respondit ei verbum. Et accedentes discipuli ejus rogabant eum dicentes: Dimitte eam: quia clamat post nos.
23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
24 Ipse autem respondens ait: Non sum missus nisi ad oves, quæ perierunt domus Israël.
24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 At illa venit, et adoravit eum, dicens: Domine, adjuva me.
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 Qui respondens ait: Non est bonum sumere panem filiorum, et mittere canibus.
26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27 At illa dixit: Etiam Domine: nam et catelli edunt de micis quæ cadunt de mensa dominorum suorum.
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Tunc respondens Jesus, ait illi: O mulier, magna est fides tua: fiat tibi sicut vis. Et sanata est filia ejus ex illa hora.
28 Then 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.
29 Et cum transisset inde Jesus, venit secus mare Galilææ: et ascendens in montem, sedebat ibi.
29 Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there.
30 Et accesserunt ad eum turbæ multæ, habentes secum mutos, cæcos, claudos, debiles, et alios multos: et projecerunt eos ad pedes ejus, et curavit eos,
30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
31 ita ut turbæ mirarentur, videntes mutos loquentes, claudos ambulantes, cæcos videntes: et magnificabant Deum Israël.
31 so 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.
32 Jesus autem, convocatis discipulis suis, dixit: Misereor turbæ, quia triduo jam perseverant mecum, et non habent quod manducent: et dimittere eos jejunos nolo, ne deficiant in via.
32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued 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.”
33 Et dicunt ei discipuli: Unde ergo nobis in deserto panes tantos, ut saturemus turbam tantam?
33 The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
34 Et ait illis Jesus: Quot habetis panes? At illi dixerunt: Septem, et paucos pisciculos.
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 Et præcepit turbæ ut discumberent super terram.
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
36 Et accipiens septem panes, et pisces, et gratias agens, fregit, et dedit discipulis suis, et discipuli dederunt populo.
36 and 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.
37 Et comederunt omnes, et saturati sunt. Et quod superfuit de fragmentis, tulerunt septem sportas plenas.
37 They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
38 Erant autem qui manducaverunt quatuor millia hominum, extra parvulos et mulieres.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
39 Et, dimissa turba, ascendit in naviculam: et venit in fines Magedan.
39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
Cross references (38)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 5:30; Mark 3:22; Luke 5:21; Matthew 23:2; Acts 23:9
- 2 Mark 7:2; Luke 11:38; Colossians 2:8; Colossians 2:20–23; Mark 7:5
- 3 Colossians 2:23; Titus 1:14; Colossians 2:8; Mark 7:6–8; Matthew 7:3–5
- 4 Exodus 20:12; Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9; Deuteronomy 21:18–21; Deuteronomy 5:16
- 5 Mark 7:10–13; Acts 5:29; Matthew 23:16–18; Amos 7:15–17; Acts 4:19
- 6 1 Timothy 5:8; Jeremiah 8:8; Mark 7:13; Psalm 119:126; 1 Timothy 5:16
- 7 Mark 7:6; Matthew 23:23–29; Acts 28:25–27; Matthew 7:5
- 8 Isaiah 29:13; Ezekiel 33:31; Acts 8:21; 1 Peter 3:10; Jeremiah 12:2
- 9 Isaiah 29:13; Mark 7:7; 1 Timothy 1:4; Titus 1:14; Colossians 2:18–22
- 10 Mark 7:14–15; Colossians 1:9; Luke 20:45–47; Luke 24:45; Matthew 24:15
- 11 Mark 7:15; Matthew 15:18–20; James 3:5–8; Matthew 12:34–37; 1 Timothy 4:4–5
- 12 1 Corinthians 10:32–33; 1 Kings 22:13–14; Matthew 17:27; 2 Corinthians 6:3; James 3:17
- 13 John 15:2; Isaiah 60:21; John 15:6; Isaiah 61:3; Psalm 92:13
- 14 Luke 6:39; Isaiah 56:10; Matthew 23:16–24; Isaiah 9:16; Malachi 2:8
- 15 Matthew 13:36; Mark 7:17; John 16:29; Mark 4:34
- 16 Matthew 16:9; Mark 9:32; Mark 7:18; Luke 9:45; Matthew 15:10
- 17 Luke 6:45; 1 Corinthians 6:13; Matthew 7:19–20; James 3:6; Colossians 2:21–22
- 18 Proverbs 15:28; Matthew 12:34; James 3:6–10; Matthew 15:11; Proverbs 15:2
- 19 Mark 7:21–23; Galatians 5:19–21; Jeremiah 17:9; James 1:13–15; Titus 3:2–6
- 20 Mark 7:3–4; 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; Luke 11:38–40; Ephesians 5:3–6; Revelation 21:8
- 21 Mark 7:24–30; Matthew 11:21–23; Joshua 13:6; Judges 1:31; Joshua 19:28–29
- 22 Matthew 9:27; Mark 7:25–26; Matthew 17:15; Psalm 45:12; Psalm 4:1
- 23 Matthew 14:15; Genesis 42:7; Psalm 28:1; Lamentations 3:8; Mark 10:47–48
- 24 Matthew 10:5–6; Romans 15:8; Acts 13:46; Jeremiah 50:6–7; Ezekiel 34:5–6
- 25 Genesis 32:26; Mark 9:22; Matthew 20:31; Hosea 12:4; Matthew 14:33
- 26 Mark 7:27–28; Matthew 7:6; Philippians 3:2; Ephesians 2:12; Galatians 2:15
- 27 Ephesians 3:8; Luke 16:21; Romans 10:12; 1 Timothy 1:13–15; Job 40:4–5
- 28 Mark 9:23–24; Matthew 8:13; Psalm 145:19; Mark 5:34; Matthew 9:22
- 29 Matthew 4:18; Matthew 5:1; John 6:1; Matthew 15:29–31; Luke 5:1
- 30 Luke 6:17–19; Acts 5:15–16; Matthew 14:35–36; Acts 19:11–12; Isaiah 35:5–6
- 31 Matthew 9:8; Luke 18:43; Genesis 32:28; Luke 17:15–18; Luke 7:16
- 32 Matthew 9:36; Luke 12:29–30; Acts 27:33; Mark 8:1–10; Matthew 14:14–21
- 33 Luke 9:13; Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:37; John 6:5–9; Mark 8:4–5
- 34 Matthew 16:9–10; Luke 24:41–42; John 21:9–10
- 35 Mark 6:39–40; John 6:10; Luke 9:14–16; Matthew 14:19–21
- 36 Luke 22:19; Romans 14:6; John 6:11; Acts 27:35; 1 Timothy 4:3–4
- 37 Matthew 14:20–21; Psalm 107:9; Mark 8:19–21; Mark 8:8–9; Matthew 15:33
- 39 Mark 8:10; Matthew 14:22
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This woman of Canaan, who has just now been brought before us in the lesson of the Gospel, shows us an example of humility, and the way of godliness; shows us how to rise from humility unto exaltation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Then; when? when He had wrought His countless miracles; when He had healed the infirm by the touch of the hem of His garment. For even with this intent doth the evangelist mark the time, that He might signify their unspeakable wickedness, by nothing repressed.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For [the Scripture] saith in a certain place, "This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me." And again: "They bless with their mouth, but curse with their heart." And again it saith, "They loved Him with their mouth, and lied to Him with their tongue; but their heart was not right with Him, neither …
… the simple command of God; that is, they set up a spurious law, and one contrary to the [true] law; as also the Lord made plain, when He said to them, "Why do ye transgress the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition?" For not only by actual transgression did they set the law of God at nought, …
For He says in the Gospel, "I am not sent save to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," which He here compared to the pupil of God's eye, to signify the profoundest love.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)