Matthew:15

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* Then certain scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem came unto Jesus , saying , * Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders ? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread . * But he answered and said unto them , Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition ? * For God commanded , saying , Honour thy father and mother , and , He that curses father or mother , let him die without recourse . * But ye say , Whosoever shall say to [his ] father or [his ] mother , Whatever I might have helped thee with is already my offering [unto God ], * and [now ] has no need to honour his father or his mother [with succour ]. Thus ye have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition . * [Ye ] hypocrites , well did Isaiah prophesy of you , saying , * This people draws nigh unto me with their mouth and honours me with [their ] lips , but their heart is far from me . * But in vain do they worship me , teaching doctrines and commandments of men . * And calling the multitude unto him , he said unto them , Hear and understand : * not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man ; but that which comes out of the mouth , this defiles the man . * Then his disciples came and said unto him , Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this word ? * But he answered and said , Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up . * Let them alone ; they are blind leaders of the blind . And if the blind lead the blind , both shall fall into a pit . * Then Peter answered and said unto him , Declare unto us this parable . * And Jesus said , Are ye also yet without understanding ? * Do not ye yet understand that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught ? * But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart , and they defile the man . * For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts , murders , adulteries , fornications , thefts , false witness , blasphemies : * these are [the things ] which defile the man , but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man . * Then Jesus left there and departed into the parts of Tyre and Sidon . * And , behold , a woman of Canaan having come out of the same borders cried unto him , saying , Lord , Son of David , have mercy on me ; my daughter is sick , possessed by a demon . * But he answered her not a word . And his disciples came and besought him , saying , Send her away , for she cries [out ] after us . * But he answered and said , I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel . * Then she came and worshipped him , saying , Lord , help me . * But he answered and said , It is not good to take the children 's bread and to cast [it ] to the little dogs . * And she said , Yes , Lord , yet the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters ' table . * Then Jesus answered and said unto her , O woman , great [is ] thy faith ; be it unto thee even as thou desire . And her daughter was made whole from that very hour . * And Jesus left there and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee and went up into the mountain and sat down there . * And many people came unto him , having with them [those that were ] lame , blind , dumb , maimed , and many other sick and cast them down at Jesus ' feet ; and he healed them , * insomuch that the multitude wondered when they saw the dumb to speak , the maimed to be whole , the lame to walk , and the blind to see , and they glorified the God of Israel . * Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him ] and said , I have mercy on the multitude because they persevere with me now three days and have nothing to eat , and I desire not to send them away fasting lest they faint in the way . * Then his disciples say unto him , From where [do ] we have so much bread in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a multitude ? * And Jesus said unto them , How many loaves have ye ? And they said , Seven and a few little fishes . * And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground . * And he took the seven loaves and the fishes and gave thanks and broke [them ] and gave to his disciples , and the disciples to the multitude . * And they all ate and were filled , and they took up of the broken [food ] that was left seven baskets full . * And those that ate were four thousand men besides women and children . * And he sent away the multitude and took ship and came into the borders of Magdala .:

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