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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,
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,
“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God” —
Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
but their heart is far from me;
And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
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:
Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Then His 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 saying?”
But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.”
So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
And he said, “Are you also still without understanding?
Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”
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.
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.
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.”
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.”
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 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 answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.”
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.”
Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?”
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 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
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.
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.
So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.