Verse 15
Matthew 15:15
Bible in Basic English
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Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.
Original Language Text
greek
Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολὴν ⸀ταύτην.
English Translation
And Peter answered and said to him, "Explain to us this parable."
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Chapter 15 Context
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Then there came to Yashua (Jesus) from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
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Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands...
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And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God (Elohim) on accoun...
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For God (Elohim) said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mot...
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But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from...
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There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God (Elohim) wi...
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You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,
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These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
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But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
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And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
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Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
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Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these wor...
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But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken...
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Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falli...
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Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.
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And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?
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Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
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But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
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For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, uncle...
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These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a...
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And Yashua (Jesus) went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.
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And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of...
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But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying...
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But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.
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But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.
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And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.
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But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.
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Then Yashua (Jesus), answering, said to her, O woman, great is your faith: let your desire be done....
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And Yashua (Jesus) went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain,...
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And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or bli...
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So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the f...
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And Yashua (Jesus) got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they hav...
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And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a n...
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And Yashua (Jesus) says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small...
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Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,
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And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bre...
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And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
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And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.
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And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.
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