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

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

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

6 h e 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 hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

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

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

10 A fter Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.

11 I t 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 offended when they heard this statement?”

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

14 L et 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 P eter said to Him, “ Explain the parable to us.”

16 J esus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?

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

18 B ut 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, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

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

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

22 A nd 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, because she keeps shouting at us.”

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

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

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

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

28 T hen 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 D eparting from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.

30 A nd 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 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 A nd 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 T he 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 said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

35 A nd He directed the people to sit down on the ground;

36 a nd 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 picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

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

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