Matthew 15, sung word for word in more than 20 music styles, with the words on screen. Free. Choose a style and a voice to play it.
1 -Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 -“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 -Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 -For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
5 -But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 -he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 -You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 -‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
9 -They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
10 -Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 -A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
12 -Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 -But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
14 -Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
15 -Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 -“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
17 -“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
18 -But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
19 -For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 -These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
21 -Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 -And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
23 -But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 -He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 -The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 -But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 -“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 -“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 -Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
30 -Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
31 -The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, 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 for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
33 -The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
34 -“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 -And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 -Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
37 -They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 -A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
39 -After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
(Berean Standard Bible)
