New Living Translation

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,

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

2“Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”

2"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

3Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?

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

4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’

4"For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'

5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’

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

6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.

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.

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,

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

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

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

9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’ ”

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

10Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

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

11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

11"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

12Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

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

13Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,

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

14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

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."

15Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.”

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

16 “Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked.

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

17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.

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

18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.

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

19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

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

20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.” The Faith of a Gentile Woman

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

21Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

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

22A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”

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."

23But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.”

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."

24Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep—the people of Israel.”

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

25But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”

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

26Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”

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

27She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.”

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

28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed. Jesus Heals Many People

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.

29Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.

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

30A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.

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.

31The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel. Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

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.

32Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.”

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."

33The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?”

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

34Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.”

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

35So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.

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

36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

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.

37They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.

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

38There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.

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

39Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan.

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

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