1 T hen there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

Some of the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers from Jerusalem came to Jesus. They asked,

2 W hy do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

“Why do Your followers not obey the teaching that was given to them by our fathers? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3 A nd he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Jesus said to them, “Why do you break the Law of God by trying to keep their teaching?

4 F or God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

For God said, ‘Show respect to your father and mother.’ And, ‘He who curses his father or mother will be put to death.’

5 B ut ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God;

But you say that if a man says to his parents that anything he has, that might have been of help to them, is already given to God,

6 h e shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

he does not have to show respect by helping his father and mother. You are putting aside the Word of God to keep their teaching.

7 Y e hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

You who pretend to be someone you are not, Isaiah told about you. He said,

8 T his people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

’These people show respect to Me with their mouth, but their heart is far from Me.

9 B ut in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

Their worship of Me is worth nothing. They teach what men have made up.’”

10 A nd he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Jesus called the people to Him and said to them, “Listen and understand this!

11 N ot that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

It is not what goes into a man’s mouth that makes his mind and heart sinful. It is what comes out of a man’s mouth that makes him sinful.”

12 T hen came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?

His followers came to Him. They said, “Did You know the proud religious law-keepers were ashamed and turned away because of You when they heard this?”

13 B ut he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.

He said, “Every plant that My Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up by the roots.

14 L et them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. If one blind man leads another blind man, they will both fall into a hole.”

15 A nd Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Tell us this picture-story so we can understand it.”

16 A nd he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?

Jesus said, “Do you not understand yet?

17 P erceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?

18 B ut the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.

But whatever comes from the mouth has come out of the heart. These things make the man unclean inside.

19 F or out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

For out of the heart come bad thoughts, killing other people, sex sins of a married person, sex sins of a person not married, stealing, lying, speaking against God.

20 t hese are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

These are the things that make the man unclean inside. It does not make a man sinful to eat with hands that have not been washed.” Jesus Puts a Demon Out of a Girl

21 A nd Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

Jesus went from there to the cities of Tyre and Sidon.

22 A nd behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

A woman came from the land of Canaan. She cried out to Jesus and said, “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter has a demon and is much troubled.”

23 B ut he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

But Jesus did not speak a word to her. His followers kept asking, saying, “Send her away for she keeps calling us.”

24 B ut he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

He said, “I was sent only to the Jewish people who are lost.”

25 B ut she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

Then she came and got down before Jesus and worshiped Him. She said, “Lord, help me!”

26 A nd he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

But He said, “It is not right to take children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

27 B ut she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the pieces that fall from the table of their owners.”

28 T hen Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have much faith. You will have what you asked for.” Her daughter was healed at that very time. Jesus Heals All Who Come to Him

29 A nd Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Jesus went from there and came to the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up the mountain and sat down.

30 A nd there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this feet; and he healed them:

Many people came to Him. They brought with them those who were not able to walk. They brought those who were not able to see. They brought those who were not able to hear or speak and many others. Then they put them at the feet of Jesus and He healed them.

31 i nsomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

All the people wondered. They saw how those who could not speak were now talking. They saw how those who could not walk were now walking. They saw how those who could not see were now seeing, and they gave thanks to the God of the Jews. The Feeding of the Four Thousand

32 A nd Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.

Then Jesus called His followers to Him. He said, “I pity these people because they have been with Me three days and they have no food. I do not want to send them home without food. They might get too weak as they go.”

33 A nd the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?

The followers said to Jesus, “Where can we get enough bread to feed them all in this desert?”

34 A nd Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

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

35 A nd he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

He told the people to sit down on the ground.

36 a nd he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

Then He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks. He broke them and gave them to His followers. The followers gave them to the people.

37 A nd they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

They all ate and were filled. They picked up seven baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people finished eating.

38 A nd they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.

Four thousand men ate. Women and children ate also.

39 A nd he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

After this Jesus sent the people away. Then He got into a boat and came to a place called Magadan.