1 Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

3 And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

5 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

6 There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

7 You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

8 These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

9 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

13 But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

14 Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

20 These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

21 And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

23 But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

24 But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

25 But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.

26 And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

27 But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.

28 Then Jesus, answering, said to her, O woman, great is your faith: let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.

29 And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

30 And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

31 So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

32 And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

34 And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.

35 Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,

36 And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

37 And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

38 And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.

39 And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.

1 Chegaram então de Jerusalém alguns fariseus e outros dirigentes judaicos para se avistarem com Jesus:a

2 Porque desobedecem os teus discípulos aos antigos costumes judaicos? Não acatam o nosso ritual de lavagem das mãos antes de comer.

3 Ao que Jesus respondeu:E porque será que os vossos velhos costumes vão contra os mandamentos bem claros de Deus?

4 Por exemplo, a lei de Deus ordena: 'Respeita o teu pai e a tua mãe; quem amaldiçoar os seus pais morrerá.

5 Mas vocês dizem: 'Mesmo que os teus pais estejam a passar mal, podes dar a Deus o dinheiro que seria para o sustento deles.

6 E assim, aproveitando-se de uma regra feita pelos homens, contrariam a ordem directa de Deus de que devem respeitar e cuidar dos vossos pais.

10 Então Jesus gritou ao povo: Escutem o que vos digo e procurem entender: Não é o que comem que vos torna impuros. O que vos suja são as vossas palavras e pensamentos.

12 Os discípulos disseram-lhe: Escandalizaste os fariseus com aquela observação.

13 E Jesus: Toda a planta não plantada por meu Pai será arrancada; portanto, não se preocupem com eles. São cegos condutores de cegos, e todos cairão no barranco.

15 Pedro pediu a Jesus que explicasse o que queria dizer aquilo de uma pessoa não ser contaminada pelo que possa ou não comer.

16 Então não compreendem?, perguntou-lhe Jesus, Não vêem que tudo o que se come passa pelo estômago e é lançado fora? Mas as palavras más saem de um coração mau e sujam quem as diz. Porque do coração vêm os maus pensamentos, mortes, adultérios, prostituição, roubos, mentiras e calúnias. Estas coisas é que contaminam.

20 Mas a pessoa não fica impura só por comer sem lavar as mãos.

21 Jesus deixou então aquela parte do país e foi até Tiro e Sidom.

22 Uma mulher de Canaã que ali residia veio ter com ele, e pediu-lhe muito: Tem pena de mim, Senhor, Filho do rei David! Porque a minha filha tem dentro dela um demónio que anda sempre a atormentá-la!

23 Jesus não lhe deu resposta. Os discípulos começaram a insistir com ele para que a mandasse embora: Diz-lhe que se vá; aquela lamúria incomoda-nos.

24 Jesus disse então à mulher: Fui mandado a socorrer os judeus - as ovelhas perdidas de Israel - não os gentios.

25 Ela aproximou-se e adorou-o, suplicando novamente: Senhor, ajuda-me!

26 Não está certo tirar o pão aos filhos e dá-lo aos cães, disse ele.

27 É verdade, sim; mas até aos cachorrinhos debaixo da mesa se permite que comam as migalhas que vão caindo.

28 Mulher, a tua fé é grande; o teu pedido foi satisfeito. E a filha ficou curada naquele mesmo instante.

29 Jesus voltou para o Mar da Galileia e, subindo a uma montanha, sentou-se ali.

30 Uma enorme multidão trouxe-lhe os coxos, cegos, aleijados, mudos e muitos outros, pondo-os diante de Jesus que os curou a todos. Pessoas que até ali não eram capazes de dizer uma palavra falavam agora com alvoroço; os aleijados recuperavam a saúde, os coxos andavam e saltavam, e os cegos tornavam a ver! A multidão, maravilhada, louvava o Deus de Israel.

32 Então Jesus chamou os discípulos para perto de si e disse: Sinto pena desta gente, que há três dias está aqui comigo e já não tem nada que comer; não quero mandá-los embora com fome, não vão eles desfalecer pelos caminhos.

33 Os discípulos responderam: E onde arranjaremos aqui num deserto o suficiente para sustentar tantas pessoas?

34 Que comida aí têm? Sete pães e alguns peixinhos!

35 Jesus ordenou a todo o povo que se sentasse no chão, e, tomando os sete pães e os peixes, deu graças a Deus, dividiu-os em pedaços e entregou-os aos discípulos, que os distribuiram pela multidão. E cada qual comeu até se fartar. Eram quatro mil homens, não contando mulheres e crianças. Quando as sobras foram recolhidas, sobejaram sete cestos cheios

39 Jesus mandou então o povo para casa e, entrando no barco, atravessou para Magdala.