1 T hen from Jerusalem came scribes and Pharisees and said,

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

2 W hy do Your disciples transgress and violate the rules handed down by the elders of the past? For they do not practice washing their hands before they eat.

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

3 H e replied to them, And why also do you transgress and violate the commandment of God for the sake of the rules handed down to you by your forefathers (the elders)?

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

4 F or God commanded, Honor your father and your mother, and, He who curses or reviles or speaks evil of or abuses or treats improperly his father or mother, let him surely come to his end by death.

For God said, ‘ Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘ He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’

5 B ut you say, If anyone tells his father or mother, What you would have gained from me is already dedicated as a gift to God, then he is exempt and no longer under obligation to honor and help his father or his mother.

But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,”

6 S o for the sake of your tradition (the rules handed down by your forefathers), you have set aside the Word of God.

he 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 Y ou pretenders (hypocrites)! Admirably and truly did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said:

You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

8 T hese people draw near Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off and are far away from Me.

‘ This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.

9 U selessly do they worship Me, for they teach as doctrines the commands of men.

‘ But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”

10 A nd Jesus called the people to Him and said to them, Listen and grasp and comprehend this:

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

11 I t is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean and defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean and defiles.

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

12 T hen the disciples came and said to Him, Do You know that the Pharisees were displeased and offended and indignant 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 statement?”

13 H e answered, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be torn up by the roots.

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

14 L et them alone and disregard them; they are blind guides and teachers. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch.

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.” The Heart of Man

15 B ut Peter said to Him, Explain this proverb (this maxim) to us.

Peter said to Him, “ Explain the parable to us.”

16 A nd He said, Are you also even yet dull and ignorant '> unable to put things together]?

Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?

17 D o you not see and understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the abdomen and so passes on into the place where discharges are deposited?

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

18 B ut whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what makes a man unclean and defiles.

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

19 F or out of the heart come evil thoughts (reasonings and disputings and designs) such as murder, adultery, sexual vice, theft, false witnessing, slander, and irreverent speech.

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

20 T hese are what make a man unclean and defile; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him unclean or defile.

These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.” The Syrophoenician Woman

21 A nd going away from there, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

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

22 A nd behold, a woman who was a Canaanite from that district came out and, with a cry, begged, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is miserably and distressingly and cruelly possessed by a demon!

And 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.”

23 B ut He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, Send her away, for she is crying out after us.

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

24 H e answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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

25 B ut she came and, kneeling, worshiped Him and kept praying, Lord, help me!

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

26 A nd He answered, It is not right (proper, becoming, or fair) to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.

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

27 S he said, Yes, Lord, yet even the little pups ( little whelps) eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.

But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

28 T hen Jesus answered her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you wish. And her daughter was cured from that moment.

Then 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. Healing Crowds

29 A nd Jesus went on from there and passed along the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up into the hills and kept sitting there.

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

30 A nd a great multitude came to Him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them down at His feet; and He cured them,

And 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.

31 S o that the crowd was amazed when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they recognized and praised and thanked and glorified the God of Israel.

So 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. Four Thousand Fed

32 T hen Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, I have pity and sympathy and am deeply moved for the crowd, because they have been with Me now three days and they have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away hungry, lest they faint or become exhausted on the way.

And 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.”

33 A nd the disciples said to Him, Where are we to get bread sufficient to feed so great a crowd in this isolated and desert place?

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

34 A nd Jesus asked them, How many loaves of bread do you have? They replied, Seven, and a few small fish.

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

35 A nd ordering the crowd to recline on the ground,

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

36 H e took the seven loaves and the fish, and when He had given thanks, He broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

and 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.

37 A nd they all ate and were satisfied. And they gathered up seven '> large provision] baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

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

38 T hose who ate were 4, 000 men, not including the women and the children.

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

39 T hen He dismissed the crowds, got into the boat, and went to the district of Magadan.

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