New King James Version

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

2“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

2"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

3And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

4For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

4"For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'

5But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

5"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

6then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

6he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

7"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

8‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.

8'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

9And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

9'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"

10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:

10After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.

11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

11"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

12Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

12Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"

13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

13But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.

14Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

14"Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

15Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

15Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."

16So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?

16Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?

17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?

17"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?

18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

18"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

19"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

20These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

20"These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

21Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

21Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

22And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed."

23But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

23But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us."

24But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

24But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

25Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

25But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

26But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

26And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

27And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

27But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

28Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

28Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once.

29Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.

29Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.

30Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.

30And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.

31So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

31So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

32Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

32And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."

33Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”

33The disciples said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?"

34Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

34And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

35So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

35And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;

36And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.

36and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

37So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.

37And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

38Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

38And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.

39And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

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