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Traditions and Commandments
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
Tradition and Commandment
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
“For God said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,’ and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.’
“But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,”
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.
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
“You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
but their heart is far from me;
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME,
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’”
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’”
What Defiles a Person
And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand:
And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand:
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
“It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”
He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
“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.”
But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.”
The Heart of Man
Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”
And he said, “Are you also still without understanding?
Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?
“Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
“But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”
“These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
The Syrophoenician Woman
Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.”
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.”
But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”
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.”
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
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.
Jesus Heals Many
Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.
Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.
Healing Crowds
Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,
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.
so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
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.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
Four Thousand Fed
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.”
And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?”
The disciples said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”
And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
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.
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.