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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ” |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. |
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