1Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, 2"Why do your disciples disobey the Tradition of the Elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." 3And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.' 5But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God," 6he is not to honor his father or his mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition. 7You hypocrites. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8'These people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9And in vain do they worship me, teaching instructions that are the commandments of humans.'"

10He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand. 11That which enters into the mouth does not defile the person; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the person."

12Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?" 13But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. 14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

15And answering, Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." 16So he said, "Do you also still not understand? 17Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body? 18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the person. 19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies. 20These are the things which defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person."

21Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22And look, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and started shouting, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is severely demonized." 23But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and pleaded with him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting at us." 24But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 25But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me." 26But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 27But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." 28Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith. Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

29Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. 30Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them. 31So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing--and they glorified the God of Israel.

32Jesus summoned the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." 33Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?" 34Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." 35He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; 36and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. 37They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. 38Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.