King James Version · Under Rome
Matthew 15
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Then came to and , which were of , saying, Why do thy transgress the tradition of the ? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the of by your tradition? For commanded, saying, thy and mother: and, He that curseth or mother, let him the . But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And not his or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the of of none effect by your tradition. Ye , well did of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their , and honoureth me with their ; but their is far from me. But in they do me, teaching for doctrines of men. And he called , and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Not that which goeth into the defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the , this defileth a man. Then came his , and said unto him, Knowest thou that the were offended, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant, which my hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Then answered and said unto him, Declare unto us this . And said, Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out of the come forth from ; and they defile the man. For out of proceed evil , murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false , blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Then went thence, and departed into the coasts of and . And, behold, a woman of came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O , thou ; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his came and besought him, saying, ; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the . Then came she and him, saying, , help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. And departed from thence, and came nigh unto ; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at ’ feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the of Israel. Then called his unto him, and said, I have on , because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away , lest they faint in . And his say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in , as to fill so great a multitude? And saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and little fishes. And he commanded to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his , and to . And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away , and took ship, and came into the coasts of .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.