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

¶ Then certain scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem came unto Jesus, saying,

2 “ 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.”

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

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

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

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

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother, and, He that curses father or mother, let him die without recourse.

5 B ut 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,

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever I might have helped thee with is already my offering unto God,

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

and now has no need to honour his father or his mother with succour. Thus ye have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7 Y ou who pretend to be someone you are not, Isaiah told about you. He said,

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

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

This people draws nigh unto me with their mouth and honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

9 T heir worship of Me is worth nothing. They teach what men have made up.’”

But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.

10 J esus called the people to Him and said to them, “Listen and understand this!

¶ And calling the multitude unto him, he said unto them, Hear and understand:

11 I t 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.”

not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

12 H is 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?”

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

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

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

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

Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

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

Then Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

16 J esus said, “Do you not understand yet?

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

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

Do not ye yet understand that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught?

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

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

19 F or 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.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 T hese 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

these are the things which defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

21 J esus went from there to the cities of Tyre and Sidon.

¶ Then Jesus left there and departed into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 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.”

And, behold, a woman of Canaan having come out of the same borders cried unto him, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me; my daughter is sick, possessed by a demon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But he answered and said, It is not good to take the children’s bread and to cast it to the little dogs.

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

And she said, Yes, Lord, yet the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

28 J esus 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

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou desire. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

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

¶ And Jesus left there and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee and went up into the mountain and sat down there.

30 M any 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.

And many people came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many other sick and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them,

31 A ll 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

insomuch that the multitude wondered when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see, and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 T hen 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.”

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him and said, I have mercy on the multitude because they persevere with me now three days and have nothing to eat, and I desire not to send them away fasting lest they faint in the way.

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

Then his disciples say unto him, From where do we have so much bread in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a multitude?

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

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

35 H e told the people to sit down on the ground.

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

36 T hen 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.

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes and gave thanks and broke them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

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

And they all ate and were filled, and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.

38 F our thousand men ate. Women and children ate also.

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

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

And he sent away the multitude and took ship and came into the borders of Magdala.