| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, | 1Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus 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 disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat." |
| 3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? | 3He answered them, "And why do you disobey the commandment of God because 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.’ | 4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Whoever insults his father or mother must 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”— | 5But you say, 'If someone tells his father or mother, "Whatever help you would have received from me is 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 does not need to honor his father.' You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition. |
| 7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: | 7Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said, |
| 8‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. | 8This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, |
| 9And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ” | 9and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'" |
| 10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: | 10Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. |
| 11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” | 11What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person." |
| 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 to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?" |
| 13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. | 13And he replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will 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.” | 14Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit." |
| 15Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” | 15But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." |
| 16So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? | 16Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish? |
| 17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? | 17Don't you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer? |
| 18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. | 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person. |
| 19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. | 19For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. |
| 20These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” | 20These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person." |
| 21Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. | 21After going out from there, Jesus went to the region 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.” | 22A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly 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. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us." |
| 24But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” | 24So he answered, "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 bowed down before him and said, "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.” | 26"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said. |
| 27And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” | 27"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that 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 answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour. |
| 29Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. | 29When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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.” | 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." |
| 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 can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?" |
| 34Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” | 34Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They replied, "Seven--and a few small fish." |
| 35So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. | 35After instructing the crowd 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. | 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. |
| 37So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. | 37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. |
| 38Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. | 38Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate. |
| 39And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala. | 39After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. |
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