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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,
Defilement Comes from Within
Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
“For God said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,’ and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.’
For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him 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,”
But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift 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, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME,
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’”
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’”
And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.
When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
“It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”
Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will 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.”
Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
The Heart of Man
Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”
Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?
So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
“Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?
“But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
“These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
The Syrophoenician Woman
Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
A Gentile Shows Her Faith
Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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.”
And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
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.”
But He answered her not a word.
And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat 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.
Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Healing Crowds
Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
Jesus Heals Great Multitudes
Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.
Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.
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 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.
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.”
Feeding the Four Thousand
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
The disciples said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”
Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
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 He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.
And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.