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| 1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, | 1Then Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked," |
| 2"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!" | 2Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat!" |
| 3Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? | 3He answered them, "And why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition? |
| 4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.' | 4For God said: Honor your father and your mother; and, The one who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death. |
| 5But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is 'devoted to God,' | 5But you say, Whoever tells his father or mother, "Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple"-- |
| 6they are not to 'honor their father or mother' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. | 6he does not have to honor his father.' In this way, you have revoked God's word because of your tradition. |
| 7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: | 7Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said: |
| 8"'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. | 8These people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. |
| 9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.'" | 9They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men." |
| 10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. | 10Summoning the crowd, He told them, "Listen and understand: |
| 11What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them." | 11It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." |
| 12Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?" | 12Then the disciples came up and told Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement?" |
| 13He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. | 13He replied, "Every plant that My heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted. |
| 14Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." | 14Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit." |
| 15Peter said, "Explain the parable to us." | 15Then Peter replied to Him, "Explain this parable to us." |
| 16"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. | 16"Are even you still lacking in understanding?" He asked. |
| 17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? | 17"Don't you realize that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is eliminated? |
| 18But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. | 18But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man. |
| 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts--murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. | 19For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. |
| 20These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them." | 20These are the things that defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man." |
| 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. | 21When Jesus left there, He withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly." | 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly tormented by a demon." |
| 23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us." | 23Yet He did not say a word to her. So His disciples approached Him and urged Him, "Send her away because she cries out after us." |
| 24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." | 24He replied, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." |
| 25The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said. | 25But she came, knelt before Him, and said, "Lord, help me!" |
| 26He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs." | 26He answered, "It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to their dogs."" |
| 27"Yes it is, Lord," she said. "Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." | 27Yes, Lord," she said, "yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table!" |
| 28Then Jesus said to her, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed at that moment. | 28Then Jesus replied to her, "Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want." And from that moment her daughter was cured. |
| 29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. | 29Moving on from there, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. He went up on a mountain and sat there, |
| 30Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. | 30and large crowds came to Him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at His feet, and He healed them. |
| 31The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. | 31So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the deformed restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they gave glory to the God of Israel. |
| 32Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way." | 32Now Jesus summoned His disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they've already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry; otherwise they might collapse on the way." |
| 33His disciples answered, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?" | 33The disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?" |
| 34"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish." | 34"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked them." Seven," they said, "and a few small fish." |
| 35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. | 35After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground, |
| 36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. | 36He took the seven loaves and the fish, and He gave thanks, broke them, and kept on giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. |
| 37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. | 37They all ate and were filled. Then they collected the leftover pieces--seven large baskets full. |
| 38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. | 38Now those who ate were 4,000 men, besides women and children. |
| 39After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan. | 39After dismissing the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. |
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