New American Standard Bible 1995

English Standard Version

1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

1Then 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."

2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”

3And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

3He answered them, “And why do you break 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.'

4For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’

5"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

5But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”

6he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

6he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.

7"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

7You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

8'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

8“‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

9'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"

9in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

10After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.

10And he called the people to him and 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."

11it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

12Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"

12Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.

13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

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."

14Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

15Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."

15But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.”

16Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?

16And he said, “Are you also still without understanding?

17"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?

17Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?

18"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

18But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.

19"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

20"These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

20These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

21Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.

21And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22And 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."

22And 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.”

23But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us."

23But 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.”

24But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

25But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

26And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

26And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

27But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

27She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

28Then 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.

28Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.

29Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.

29Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.

30And 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.

30And 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,

31So 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.

31so 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.

32And 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."

32Then 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.”

33The disciples said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?"

33And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?”

34And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

34And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

35And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;

35And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

36and 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.

36he 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.

37And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

37And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

38And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

38Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

39And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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