1 T hen the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

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

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

3 H e answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

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

4 F or God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

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

5 B ut you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God ”—

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

6 t hen he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

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

7 H ypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8 ‘ These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.

This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

9 A nd in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

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

10 W hen He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:

And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

11 N ot what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

12 T hen His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

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

13 B ut He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

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

14 L et them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

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

15 T hen Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

16 S o Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?

And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?

17 D o you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?

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

18 B ut those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

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

19 F or out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

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

20 T hese are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” A Gentile Shows Her Faith

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

21 T hen Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 A nd behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

And 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.

23 B ut He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

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

24 B ut He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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

25 T hen she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

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

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

27 A nd she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

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

28 T hen Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Jesus Heals Great Multitudes

Then 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.

29 J esus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.

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

30 T hen great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.

And 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:

31 S o the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Feeding the Four Thousand

insomuch 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.

32 N ow Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

And 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.

33 T hen His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”

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

34 J esus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

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

35 S o He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

36 A nd He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.

and 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.

37 S o they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.

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

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

And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39 A nd He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.

And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.