THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying, (2)Why
do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash
not their hands when they eat bread? (3)And he answering said to them,
And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition? (4)For
God commanded, saying "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and, He that
curseth father or mother, let him surely die. (5)But ye say, If any man
declare to his father or mother, This is a _devoted_ gift, which else
might have been employed by me for thy advantage; (6)then he shall not
with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of
God by your tradition. (7)Ye hypocrites, well hath Isaiah prophesied
concerning you, saying, (8)This people draweth nigh to me with their
mouths, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is far distant
from me. (9)But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines the
commandments of men. (10)And he called to him the multitude, and said
unto them, Hear, and understand: (11)not that which goeth into the
mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth
the man.
(12)Then his disciples approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how
offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech? (13)Then he
answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not
planted shall be rooted up. (14)Leave them to themselves: they are
blind leaders of the blind. But if the blind lead the blind, they will
both fall into the pit. (15)Then Peter answering said unto him, Explain
to us this parable. (16)And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time
destitute of intelligence? (17)Do ye not observe, that every thing
which entereth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is ejected
into the vault? (18)But the things which go forth out of the mouth,
come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:
(19)for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders,
adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:
(20)these are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed
hands doth not defile a man.
(21)And going forth thence, Jesus retired into the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon. (22)And lo! a woman of Canaan coming out of these coasts, cried
aloud, saying to him, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David: my daughter
is a grievous demoniac. (23)But he replied not a word to her. Then his
disciples came and intreated him, saying, Send her away; for she is
crying aloud after us. (24)But he said in reply, I am not sent, save
only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (25)Then she came, and
worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me! (26)But he answering said, It is
not proper to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.
(27)And she said, True, Lord: yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which
fall from their master's table. (28)Then Jesus answering said unto her,
O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And
her daughter was cured from that hour.
(29)And departing thence, Jesus went to the sea-side of Galilee; and
ascending a mountain, he sat down there. (30)And great multitudes came
to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, cripples, and many
others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them all:
(31)insomuch that the multitude marvelled when they saw the dumb
speaking, the cripples sound, the lame walking, and the blind restored
to sight: and they glorified the God of Israel.
(32)Then Jesus calling his disciples, said, I have compassion on the
multitude, for they have now continued with me three days, and have not
any thing to eat: and send them away fasting I will not, lest they
faint on the road. (33)And his disciples said unto him, Whence can we
in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so
great a multitude? (34)And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have
ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. (35)And he commanded
the multitude to sit down on the ground. (36)And taking the seven
loaves and the fishes, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. (37)And they did all
eat, and were filled: and took up a superabundance of fragments seven
baskets full. (38)And they that had eaten were four thousand men,
besides women and children. (39)And dismissing the multitudes he went
on board a vessel, and came into the coasts of Magdala.