| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said, | 1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, |
| 2"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat." | 2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” |
| 3He answered them, "And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? | 3Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? |
| 4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.' | 4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ |
| 5But you say, 'If someone tells his father or mother, "Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God," | 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,’ |
| 6he does not need to honor his father.' You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition. | 6he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. |
| 7Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said, | 7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: |
| 8This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, | 8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. |
| 9and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'" | 9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ” |
| 10Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. | 10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. |
| 11What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person." | 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” |
| 12Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?" | 12Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” |
| 13And he replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. | 13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. |
| 14Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit." | 14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” |
| 15But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." | 15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” |
| 16Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish? | 16“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked. |
| 17Don't you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer? | 17“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? |
| 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person. | 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. |
| 19For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. | 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. |
| 20These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person." | 20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” |
| 21After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. | 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 22A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!" | 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.” |
| 23But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us." | 23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” |
| 24So he answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." | 24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| 25But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!" | 25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. |
| 26"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said. | 26But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” |
| 27"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." | 27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” |
| 28Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour. | 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. |
| 29When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down. | 29Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down. |
| 30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them. | 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. |
| 31As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel. | 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. |
| 32Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way." | 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.” |
| 33The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?" | 33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” |
| 34Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They replied, "Seven--and a few small fish." | 34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” |
| 35After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground, | 35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. |
| 36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds. | 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. |
| 37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. | 37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. |
| 38Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate. | 38A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. |
| 39After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. | 39After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. |
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