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1 Then came to Jesus
scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why
do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not
their hands when they eat bread. 3 But
he answered and said unto them, Why
do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For
God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth
father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But
ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It
is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And
honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye
made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7 Ye
hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This
people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their
lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But
in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men.
10 And he called the
multitude, and said unto them, Hear,
and understand: 11 Not
that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out
of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then
came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees
were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But
he answered and said, Every
plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them
alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then
answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And
Jesus said, Are
ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do
not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into
the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But
those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and
they defile the man. 19 For
out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,
thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These
are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands
defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went
thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And,
behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him,
saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But
he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him,
saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But
he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then
came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But
he answered and said, It is not meet to take the childrens bread,
and to cast it to dogs. 27 And
she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from
their masters table. 28 Then
Jesus answered and said unto her, O
woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed
from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a
mountain, and sat down there. 30 And
great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were
lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus
feet; and he healed them: 31 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 Then
Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I
have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three
days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest
they faint in the way. 33 And
his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the
wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And
Jesus saith unto them, How
many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little
fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to
sit down on the ground. 36 And
he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them,
and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And
they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat
that was left seven baskets full. 38 And
they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And
he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of
Magdala.
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