Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:
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Then some Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus. They asked,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
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"Why do your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? They do not wash their hands before they eat."
3 But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:
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He answered them, "Why do you break the commandment of God because of your traditions?
4 Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.
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For example, God said, 'Honor your father and your mother' and 'Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.'
5 But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.
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But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, 'I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,'
6 And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition.
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does not have to honor his father. Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God's word.
7 Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:
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You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8 This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.
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'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
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Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.'"
10 And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.
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Then he called the crowd and said to them, "Listen and try to understand!
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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What goes into a person's mouth doesn't make him unclean. It's what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."
12 Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?
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Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you realize that when the Pharisees heard your statement they were offended?"
13 But he answering, said: Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
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He answered, "Any plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
14 Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both fall into the pit.
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Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit."
15 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.
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Peter said to him, "Explain this illustration to us."
16 But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?
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Jesus said, "Don't you understand yet?
17 Do you not understand, that whatsoever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy?
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Don't you know that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and then into a toilet?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.
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But whatever goes out of the mouth comes from within, and that's what makes a person unclean.
19 For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
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Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, [other] sexual sins, stealing, lying, and cursing come from within.
20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
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These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating without washing one's hands doesn't make a person unclean."
21 And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coast of Tyre and Sidon.
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Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil.
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A Canaanite woman from that territory came [to him] and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon."
23 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:
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But he did not answer her at all. Then his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away. She keeps shouting behind us."
24 And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep, that are lost of the house of Israel.
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Jesus responded, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel."
25 But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.
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She came to him, bowed down, and said, "Lord, help me!"
26 Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.
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Jesus replied, "It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."
27 But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
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She said, "You're right, Lord. But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters' tables."
28 Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour.
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Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you." At that moment her daughter was cured.
29 And when Jesus had passed away from thence, he came nigh the sea of Galilee: and going up into a mountain, he sat there.
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Jesus moved on from there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain and sat there.
30 And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed them:
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A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them.
31 So that the multitudes marvelled seeing the dumb speak, the lame walk, the blind see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
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The crowd was amazed to see mute people talking, the disabled cured, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.
32 And Jesus called together his disciples, and said: I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have not what to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
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Jesus called his disciples and said, "I feel sorry for the people. They have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they may become exhausted on their way home."
33 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude?
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His disciples asked him, "Where could we get enough bread to feed such a crowd in this place where no one lives?"
34 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes.
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Jesus asked them, "How many loaves of bread do you have?" They answered, "Seven, and a few small fish."
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.
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He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.
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He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks to God. Then he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples, and they gave the bread and fish to the people.
37 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.
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All of them ate as much as they wanted. The disciples picked up the leftover pieces and filled seven large baskets.
38 And they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside children and women.
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Four thousand men had eaten. (This number does not include the women and children who had eaten.)
39 And having dismissed the multitude, he went up into a boat, and came into the coasts of Magedan.
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After he sent the people on their way, Jesus stepped into the boat and came to the territory of Magadan.