1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, 2 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread."

3 He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God," 6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8 ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth,

and honor me with their lips;

but their heart is far from me.

9 And they worship me in vain,

teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’"

10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand. 11 That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

12 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"

13 But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted. 14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

15 Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."

16 So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand? 17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body? 18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man."

21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!"

23 But he answered her not a word.

His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

24 But he answered, "I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."

26 But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs."

27 But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table."

28 Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

29 Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there. 30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them, 31 so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

33 The disciples said to him, "Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?"

They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; 36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. 37 They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children. 39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.

1 Siis tuli varisere ja kirjatundjaid Jeruusalemast Jeesuse juure ja need ütlesid:

2 „Miks Sinu jüngrid rikuvad vanemate pärimust? Sest nad ei pese käsi, kui nad hakkavad leiba võtma."

3 Aga Tema kostis ja ütles neile: „Miks te ise rikute Jumala käsku oma pärimuse pärast?

4 Sest Jumal on ütelnud: Sa pead oma isa ja ema austama, ja kes isa või ema neab, peab surma surema!

5 Kuid teie ütlete: Kes iganes isale või emale ütleb: Ohvrianniks läheb see, mis sul iganes on õigus minult saada!

6 see ei tarvitse oma isa või ema austada. Sellega te olete Jumala sõna tühjaks teinud oma pärimuse pärast.

7 Te silmakirjatsejad, Jesaja on teist õigesti ennustanud, üteldes:

8 See rahvas austab Mind oma huultega, aga nende süda on Minust kaugel;

9 ilmaaegu teenivad nad Mind, õpetades õpetusi, mis on inimeste käskimised!"

10 Ja Ta kutsus rahva Enese juure ning ütles neile: „Kuulge ja mõistke!

11 Mitte see, mis suust sisse läheb, ei rüveta inimest, vaid see, mis suust väljub, rüvetab inimest."

12 Siis astusid Tema jüngrid Ta juure ja ütlesid Temale: „Kas Sa tead, et variserid pahandusid kuuldes seda sõna?"

13 Aga Tema kostis ning ütles: „Iga taim, mida Mu taevane Isa pole istutanud, kistakse välja.

14 Jätke nad! Nad on pimedate pimedad teejuhid. Aga kui pime pimedat juhib, langevad mõlemad auku!"

15 Siis kostis Peetrus ja ütles Temale: „Seleta meile see võrdum!"

16 Jeesus ütles: „Kas teiegi veel ei saa aru?

17 Eks te mõista, et kõik, mis suust sisse läheb, läheb kõhtu ja väljub eri paika.

18 Aga mis suust väljub, see lähtub südamest ja see rüvetab inimese.

19 Sest südamest lähtub kurje mõtteid, mõrvu, abielurikkumisi, hoorust, vargusi, valetunnistusi, jumalapilget.

20 Need on, mis rüvetavad inimese; kuid pesemata kätega söömine ei rüveta inimest."

21 Ja Jeesus tuli sealt ära ning läks Tüürose ja Siidoni rajadesse.

22 Ja vaata, neist paigust väljus Kaananea naine; see kisendas ning ütles Talle: „Issand, Taaveti poeg, halasta mu peale! Mu tütart vaevab kuri vaim hirmsasti.

23 Aga Ta ei vastanud temale sõnagi. Siis Tema jüngrid astusid Ta juure, palusid Teda ning ütlesid: „Saada ta ära, sest ta kisendab meie taga!"

24 Ent Tema kostis ning ütles: „Mind ei ole läkitatud muude kui Iisraeli soo kadunud lammaste juure!"

25 Kuid naine tuli, kummardas Teda ning ütles: „Issand, aita mind!"

26 Aga Tema kostis ning ütles: „Ei ole ilus võtta laste leib ja heita koerukeste ette!"

27 siis ütles naine: „Jah, Issand, ometigi söövad koerukesed raasukesi, mis nende isandate laualt langevad!"

28 Siis kostis Jeesus ning ütles temale: „Oh naine, su usk on suur! Sulle sündigu nõnda, kuidas sa tahad!" Ja Tema tütar sai terveks sestsamast tunnist.

29 Ja Jeesus läks sealt ära ja tuli Galilea mere ääre; ja Ta läks mäele ja istus sinna.

30 Ja Tema juure tuli palju rahvast, tuues enesega ühes jalutumaid, vigaseid, pimedaid, keeletumaid ja palju teisi; ja nad heitsid need Tema jalge ette. Ja Ta tegi nad terveks,

31 nii et rahvas pani imeks, nähes keeletumaid rääkivat, vigaseid olevat terved, jalutumaid käivat ja pimedaid nägevat. Ja nad andsid au Iisraeli Jumalale.

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33 Siis ütlesid Ta jüngrid Temale: „Kust me võtame kõrves nii palju leibu, et nii hulga rahva kõhud täita?"

34 Ja Jeesus ütles neile: „Mitu leiba teil on?" Nad vastasid: „Seitse, ja pisut kalukesi."

35 Siis Ta käskis rahva maha istuda.

36 Ja Ta võttis need seitse leiba ja kalad, tänas, murdis ning andis jüngrite kätte, ja jüngrid andsid rahvale.

37 Ja kõik sõid, ja nende kõhud said täis; ja nad korjasid kokku ülejäänud palukesi seitse korvitäit.

38 Ent neid, kes olid söönud, oli neli tuhat meest peale naiste ja laste.

39 Ja kui Ta oli lasknud rahva ära minna, läks Ta paati ja tuli Magdala maa-alale.