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1Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2“Why do Your disciples transgress 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? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"

3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

3Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.'

5But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

5But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is 'devoted to God,'

6then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

6they are not to 'honor their father or mother' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

8‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.

8"'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

9And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.'"

10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:

10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.

11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

11What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them."

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

12Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"

13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

13He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

14Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

14Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."

15Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

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

16So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?

16"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.

17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?

17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?

18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

18But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

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

20These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

20These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them."

21Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

22And 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.”

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."

23But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

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."

24But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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

25Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

25The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.

26But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

26He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs."

27And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

27"Yes it is, Lord," she said. "Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

28Then 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.

28Then Jesus said to her, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed at that moment.

29Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.

29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

30Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.

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.

31So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

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.

32Now 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.”

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."

33Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”

33His disciples answered, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?"

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

34"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish."

35So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36And 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.

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.

37So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.

37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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

38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.

39And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.

39After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

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