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

Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

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.

`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may 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 answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because 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 did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the 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 ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

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

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

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

`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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 doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;

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

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings -- commands of men.'

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

And having called near the multitude, 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.

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth 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 his disciples having come near, said to him, `Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

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

And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;

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, guides they are -- blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'

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

And Peter answering said to him, `Explain to us this simile.'

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

And Jesus said, `Are ye also yet without understanding?

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 ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

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 coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these 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 forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

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 defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

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

And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts 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 lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, `Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

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.

And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- `Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

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

and he answering said, `I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'

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

And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, 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 answering said, `It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

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

And she said, `Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' 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 answering, Jesus said to her, `O woman, great thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.

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.

And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to 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 there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, 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 that the multitudes did wonder, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

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 having called near his disciples, said, `I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in 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?

And his disciples say to him, `Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'

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

And Jesus saith to them, `How many loaves have ye?' and they said, `Seven, and a few little fishes.'

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

And he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon 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 having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

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 did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,

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

and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.

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

And having let away the multitudes, he went into the boat, and did come to the borders of Magdala.