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Chapter 15
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Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were
of Jerusalem, saying, |
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Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the
elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. |
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But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? |
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For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother:
and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the
death. |
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But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his
mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; |
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And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be
free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none
effect by your tradition. |
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Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, |
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This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is
far from me. |
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But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men. |
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And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear,
and understand: |
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Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man;
but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth
a man. |
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Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest
thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard
this saying? |
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But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly
Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. |
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Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind.
And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into
the ditch. |
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Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto
us this parable. |
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And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? |
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Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth
in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out
into the draught? |
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But those things which proceed out of the mouth come
forth from the heart; and they defile the man. |
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For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: |
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These are the things which defile a man: but to eat
with unwashen hands defileth not a man. |
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Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts
of Tyre and Sidon. |
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And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me,
O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously
vexed with a devil. |
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But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came
and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth
after us. |
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But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
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Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help
me. |
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But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the
children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. |
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And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the
crumbs which fall from their masters' table. |
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Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great
is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And
her daughter was made whole from that very hour. |
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And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto
the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and
sat down there. |
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And great multitudes came unto him, having with them
those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others,
and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: |
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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. |
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Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said,
I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue
with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and
I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in
the way. |
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And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have
so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great
a multitude? |
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And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye?
And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. |
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And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. |
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And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave
thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and
the disciples to the multitude. |
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And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took
up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. |
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And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside
women and children. |
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And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and
came into the coasts of Magdala. |
