Mar 7:2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.

Mar 7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;

Mar 7:4 and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots. )

Mar 7:5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?"

Mar 7:6 And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

Mar 7:7 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'

Mar 7:8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

Mar 7:9 He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Mar 7:10 For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH';

Mar 7:11 but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God), '

Mar 7:12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;

Mar 7:13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

Mar 7:14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

Mar 7:15 there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.

Mar 7:16 ["If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."]

Mar 7:17 When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable.

Mar 7:18 And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

Mar 7:19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thus He declared all foods clean. )

Mar 7:20 And He was saying, "That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.

Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Mar 7:22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.

Mar 7:23 All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."

Mar 7:24 Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.

Mar 7:25 But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

Mar 7:26 Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Mar 7:27 And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Mar 7:28 But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs."

Mar 7:29 And He said to her, "Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

Mar 7:30 And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.

Mar 7:31 Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis.

Mar 7:32 They brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him.

Mar 7:33 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

Mar 7:34 and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"

Mar 7:35 And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.

Mar 7:36 And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

Mar 7:37 They were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."

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Mat 15:1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

Mat 15:2 "Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

Mat 15:3 And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Mat 15:4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother, 'and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.'

Mat 15:5 But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

Mat 15:6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Mat 15:7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

Mat 15:8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

Mat 15:9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"

Mat 15:10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.

Mat 15:11 It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

Mat 15:12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"

Mat 15:13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.

Mat 15:14 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."

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

Mat 15:16 Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?

Mat 15:17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?

Mat 15:18 But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

Mat 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

Mat 15:21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.

Mat 15:22 And 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."

Mat 15:23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us."

Mat 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Mat 15:25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

Mat 15:26 And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Mat 15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

Mat 15:28 Then 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.

Mat 15:29 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.

Mat 15:30 And 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.

Mat 15:31 So 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.

Mat 15:32 And 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."

Mat 15:33 The disciples said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?"

Mat 15:34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

Mat 15:35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;

Mat 15:36 and 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.

Mat 15:37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

Mat 15:38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

Mat 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.