Matthew 15:23-39 ▼

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she cries after us.

24 But he answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me.

26 He answered and said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and throw it to the little dogs.

27 She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

28 Then Jesus answered and said to her: woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.

29 And Jesus departed thence, and came near the sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain, and sat there.

30 And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deaf, the maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he cured them;

31 so that the multitudes were astonished, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

33 And his disciples said to him: Whence should we have in the desert as many loaves as would satisfy so great a multitude?

34 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes.

35 And he commanded the multitude to recline on the ground.

36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave thorn to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude.

37 And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39 And he sent the multitudes away, and entered the ship, and went into the borders of Magdala.