Clean
And Unclean
Then
some Pharisees and Teachers of the Law
Came
to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2
'Why do your Disciples break the Tradition of the Elders?
They
don't wash their hands before they ear!'
3
Jesus replied,
'AND
WHY DO YOU BREAK THE COMMAND OF GOD
FOR
THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION?
4
FOR GOD SAID, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER
AND
ANYONE WHO CURSES HIS FATHER OR MOTHER
MUST
BE PUT TO DEATH.
5
BUT YOU SAY THAT IF A MAN SAYS
TO
HIS FATHER OR MOTHER,
WHATEVER
HELP YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE
HAVE
RECEIVED FROM ME
IS
A GIFT DEVOTED TO GOD,
6
HE IS NOT TO HONOR HIS FATHER WITH IT.
THUS
YOU NULLIFY THE WORD OF GOD
FOR
THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION
7
YOU HYPOCRITES!
ISAIAH
WAS RIGHT WHEN HE PROPHESIED ABOUT YOU:
8
These people honor Me with their lips,
But
their hearts are far from Me
9
THEY WORSHIP ME IN VAIN
THEIR
TEACHINGS ARE BUT RULES TAUGHT BY MEN.'
10
Jesus called the Crowd to Him and said,
'LISTEN
AND UNDERSTAND.
11
WHAT GOES INTO A MAN'S MOUTH
DOES
NOT MAKE HIM UNCLEAN,
BUT
WHAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH,
THAT
IS WHAT MAKES HIM UNCLEAN.'
12
Then the Disciples came to Him and asked,
'DO
YOU KNOW THAT THE PHARISEES WERE OFFENDED
WHEN
THEY HEARD THIS?'
13
He replied,
'EVERY
PLANT
THAT
MY HEAENLY FATHER HAS NOT PLANTED
WILL
BE PULLED UP BY THE ROOTS.
14
LEAVE THEM;
THEY
ARE BLIND GUIDES.
IF
A BLIND MAN LEDS A BLIND MAN,
BOTH
FALL INTO A PIT.'
15
Peter said,
'Explain
the Parable to us.'
16
ARE YOU SO DULL? Jesus asked them.
17
DON'T YOU SEE
THAT
WHATEVER ENTERS THE MOUTH
GOES
INTO THE STOMACH
AND
THEN OUT OF THE BODY?
18
BUT THE THINGS
THAT
COME OUT OF THE MOUTH
COME
FROM THE HEART,
AND
THESE MAKE A MAN UNCLEAN.
19
FOR OUT OF THE HEART
COME
EVIL THOUGHTS,
MURDER,
ADULTERY, SEXUAL IMMORALITY, THEFT,
FALSE
TESTIMONY, SLANDER.
20
THESE ARE WHAT MAKE A MAN UNCLEAN;
BUT
EATHING WITH UNWASHED HANDS
DOES
NOT MAKE HIM UNCLEAN.'
The
Faith Of the Canaanite Woman
21
Leaving that place,
Jesus
drew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22
A Canaanite woman
From
that vicinity came to Him,
Crying
out, 'Lord, Son of David,
Have
Mercy on me!
My
daughter is Suffering Terrible
From
Demon Possession.'
23
Jesus did not answer a word.
So
His Disciples came to him and urged Him,
'Send
her away,
For
she keeps crying out after us.'
24
He answered.
'I
WAS SENT ONLY TO THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL.'
25
The woman came and knelt before Him,
LORD,
HELP ME!' she said.
26
He replied,
'IT
IS NOT RIGHT TO TAKE THE CHILDREN'S BREAD
AND
TOSS IT TO THEIR DOGS.'
27
Yes, Lord,' she said,
'BUT
EVEN THE DOGS EAT THE CRUMBS
THAT
FALL FROM THEIR MASTERS' TABLE.'
28
Then Jesus answered.
'WOMAN,
YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH!
YOUR
REQUEST IS GRANTED.'
And
her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Jesus
Feeds The Four Thousand
29
Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee.
Then
He went up into the hills and sat down.
30
Great Crowds came to Him,
Bringing
the Lame, the Blind, the Crippled,
The
Dumb and many others,
And
laid them at His feet;
AND
HE HEALED THEM.
31
THE PEOPLE WERE AMAZED
WHEN
THEY SAW THE DUMB SPEAKING,
THE
CRIPPLED MADE WELL,
THE
LAME WALKING AND THE BLIND SEEING.
AND
THEY PRAISED THE GOD OF ISRAEL.
32
Jesus called His Disciples to Him and said,
'I
HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLE;
THEY
HAVE ALREADY BEEN WITH ME THREE DAYS
AND
HAVE NOTHING TO EAT.
I
DO NOT WANT TO SEND THEM AWAY HUNGRY,
OR
THEY MAY COLLAPSE ON THE WAY.'
33
His Disciples answered,
WHERE
COULD WE GET ENOUGH BREAD
IN
THIS REMOTE PLACE
TO
FEED SUCH A CROWD?'
34
'HOW MANY LOAVES DO YOU HAVE?'
Jesus
asked.
34
'Severn,' they replied,
And
a few small fish.'
35
He told the Crowd to sit down on the ground.
36
THEN HE TOOK THE SEVEN LOAVES AND THE FISH,
AND
WHEN HE HAD GIVEN THANKS,
HE
BROKE THEM AND GAVE THEM TO THE DISCIPLES,
AND
THEY IN TURN TO THE PEOPLE.
37
THEY ALL ATE AND WERE SATISFIED.
Afterward
the Disciples picked up
Seven
Basketfuls of broken pieces that were leftover.
38
THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO ATE
WAS
FOUR THOUSAND,
BESIDES
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
39
After Jesus had sent the Crowd away,
He
got into the boat
And
went to the vicinity of Magadan.
(Matthew
15)
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