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  • 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
  • 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
  • 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
  • 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
  • 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
  • 6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
  • 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
  • 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
  • 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
  • 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
  • 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
  • 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
  • 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
  • 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
  • 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
  • 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
  • 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
  • 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
  • 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
  • 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
  • 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
  • 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
  • 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
  • 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
  • 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
  • 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
  • 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
  • 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
  • 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
  • 31 Insomuch that the multitude 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 God of Israel.
  • 32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
  • 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
  • 34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
  • 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
  • 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
  • 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
  • 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
  • 39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
  • 1 Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
  • 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
  • 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
  • 4 “For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'
  • 5 “But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given 'to God,'”
  • 6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
  • 7 “You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
  • 8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
  • 9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'”
  • 10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.
  • 11 It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
  • 12 Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”
  • 13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
  • 14 “Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
  • 15 Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”
  • 16 Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?
  • 17 “Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
  • 18 “But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
  • 19 “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
  • 20 “These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
  • 21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
  • 22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.”
  • 23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us.”
  • 24 But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
  • 25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
  • 26 And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
  • 27 But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.”
  • 28 Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed at once.
  • 29 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
  • 30 And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.
  • 31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
  • 32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.”
  • 33 The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”
  • 34 And Jesus *said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
  • 35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
  • 36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  • 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
  • 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
  • 39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.
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