| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, | 1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, |
| 2“Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.” | 2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” |
| 3Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God? | 3Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? |
| 4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of 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.’ |
| 5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ | 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 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition. | 6he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. |
| 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, | 7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: |
| 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. | 8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. |
| 9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’ ” | 9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ” |
| 10Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. | 10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. |
| 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” | 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” |
| 12Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” | 12Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” |
| 13Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, | 13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. |
| 14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.” | 14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” |
| 15Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.” | 15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” |
| 16 “Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked. | 16“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked. |
| 17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. | 17“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? |
| 18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. | 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. |
| 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. | 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. |
| 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.” The Faith of a Gentile Woman | 20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” |
| 21Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. | 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 22A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.” | 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 Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.” | 23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” |
| 24Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep—the people of Israel.” | 24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| 25But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!” | 25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. |
| 26Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” | 26But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” |
| 27She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.” | 27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” |
| 28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed. Jesus Heals Many People | 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. |
| 29Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down. | 29Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down. |
| 30A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all. | 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. |
| 31The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel. Jesus Feeds Four Thousand | 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 his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along 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 replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?” | 33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” |
| 34Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.” | 34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” |
| 35So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. | 35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. |
| 36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd. | 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 as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. | 37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. |
| 38There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. | 38A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. |
| 39Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over 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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