#bible #Biblestudy #public #matthew #matthew15 #NewTestament # Matthew 15 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Matthew Overview]] [[Matthew 14]] [[Matthew 16]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Breaking Human Traditions **Principle**: Don’t look for loopholes. [[#Verse 01]] Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,  [[#Verse 02]] “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”  [[#Verse 03]] He answered them, “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?  [[#Verse 04]] For God said,‘**_Honor your father and mother_**’ and ‘**_Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death_**.’  [[#Verse 05]] But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”  [[#Verse 06]] he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.  [[#Verse 07]] Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said, [[#Verse 08]] ‘**_This people honors me with their lips,_** **_but their heart_** **_is far from me,_** [[#Verse 09]] **_and they worship me in vain,_** **_teaching as doctrines the commandments of men_**.’” ### True Defilement **Principle**: It is what you DO that determines sinfulness. [[#Verse 10]] Then he called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand.  [[#Verse 11]] What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”  [[#Verse 12]] Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”  [[#Verse 13]] And he replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.  [[#Verse 14]] Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”  [[#Verse 15]] But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”  [[#Verse 16]] Jesus said, “Even after all this, are you still so foolish?  [[#Verse 17]] Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?  [[#Verse 18]] But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.  [[#Verse 19]] For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.  [[#Verse 20]] These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.” ### A Canaanite Woman’s Faith **Principle**: God knows our hearts [[#Verse 21]] After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.  [[#Verse 22]] A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”  [[#Verse 23]] But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, “Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”  [[#Verse 24]] So he answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”  [[#Verse 25]] But she came and bowed down before him and said, “Lord, help me!”  [[#Verse 26]] “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.  [[#Verse 27]] “Yes, Lord,” she replied,“but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”  [[#Verse 28]] ThenJesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” And her daughter was healed from that hour. ### Healing Many Others **Principle**: The Power of God Attracts People [[#Verse 29]] When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.  [[#Verse 30]] Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.  [[#Verse 31]] As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel. ### The Feeding of the Four Thousand **Principle**: Jesus sees us and gives us the opportunity to partner with Him. [[#Verse 32]] Then Jesus called his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”  [[#Verse 33]] The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”  [[#Verse 34]] Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven—and a few small fish.”  [[#Verse 35]] After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,  [[#Verse 36]] he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.  [[#Verse 37]] They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.  [[#Verse 38]] Not counting children and women, there were 4,000 men who ate. [[#Verse 39]] After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. # ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ##### Verse 01 ##### Verse 02 ##### Verse 03 ##### Verse 04 ##### Verse 05 ##### Verse 06 ##### Verse 07 ##### Verse 08 ##### Verse 09 ##### Verse 10 ##### Verse 11 ##### Verse 12 ##### Verse 13 ##### Verse 14 ##### Verse 15 ##### Verse 16 ##### Verse 17 ##### Verse 18 ##### Verse 19 ##### Verse 20 ##### Verse 21 ##### Verse 22 ##### Verse 23 ##### Verse 24 ##### Verse 25 ##### Verse 26 ##### Verse 27 ##### Verse 28 ##### Verse 29 ##### Verse 30 ##### Verse 31 ##### Verse 32 ##### Verse 33 ##### Verse 34 ##### Verse 35 ##### Verse 36 ##### Verse 37 ##### Verse 38 ##### Verse 39 ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes