1 Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,2 Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.3 He answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by reason of your tradition?4 For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who curses father or mother, let him die the death.5 But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother, Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God;6 and he does not honor his father or mother. Thus you have voided the commandment of God by your tradition.7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about 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 in vain they revere Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.10 And when He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, Hear and understand:11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?13 But He answered and said, Every plant which My Heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into the ditch.15 Then Peter answered and said to Him, Explain this parable to us.16 So Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding?17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated into the sewer?18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual perversions, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from those borders and cried out to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously demon-possessed.23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out after us.24 But He answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.25 Then she came and did homage to Him, saying, Lord, help me!26 But He answered and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread and throw it to the little dogs.27 But she said, Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their master's table.28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.29 And Jesus departed from there, came beside the Sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain and sat down there.30 And great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they cast them down at Jesus feet, and He healed them.31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.32 Then Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, that they not faint on the way.33 And His disciples said to Him, Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great multitude?34 Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.36 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.39 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the borders of Magdala.
1 Thanne the scribis and the Farisees camen to hym fro Jerusalem, and seiden,2 Whi breken thi disciplis the tradiciouns of eldere men? for thei waisschen not her hondis, whanne thei eten breed.3 He answeride, and seide to hem, Whi breken ye the maundement of God for youre tradicioun?4 For God seide, Honoure thi fadir and thi modir, and he that cursith fadir or modir, die bi deeth.5 But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;6 and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun.7 Ypocritis, Isaie, the prophete, prophesiede wel of you,8 and seide, This puple honourith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me;9 and thei worschipen me `with outen cause, techynge the doctrines and maundementis of men.10 And whanne the puple weren clepid to gidere to hym, he seide to hem, Here ye, and `vndurstonde ye.11 That thing that entrith in to the mouth, defoulith not a man; but that thing that cometh out of the mouth, defoulith a man.12 Thanne hise disciplis camen, and seiden to hym, Thou knowist, that, if this word be herd, the Farisees ben sclaundrid?13 And he answeride, and seide, Eueri plauntyng, that my fadir of heuene hath not plauntid, shal be drawun vp by the roote.14 Suffre ye hem; thei ben blynde, and leederis of blynde men. And if a blynd man lede a blynd man, bothe fallen doun in to the diche.15 Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Expowne to vs this parable.16 And he seide, Yit `ye ben also with oute vndurstondyng?17 Vndurstonden ye not, that al thing that entrith in to the mouth, goith in to the wombe, and is sent out in to the goyng awei?18 But tho thingis that comen forth fro the mouth, goon out of the herte, and tho thingis defoulen a man.19 For of the herte goon out yuele thouytis, mansleyngis, auowtries, fornycaciouns, theftis, fals witnessyngis, blasfemyes.20 Thes thingis it ben that defoulen a man; but to ete with hondis not waischun, defoulith not a man.21 And Jhesus yede out fro thennus, and wente in to the coostis of Tire and Sidon.22 And lo! a womman of Canane yede out of tho coostis, and criede, and seide to him, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me; my douyter is yuel traueilid of a feend.23 And he answeride not to hir a word. And hise disciplis camen, and preieden hym, and seiden, Leue thou hir, for she crieth aftir vs.24 He answeride, and seide, Y am not sent, but to the scheep of the hous of Israel that perischiden.25 And she cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, helpe me.26 Which answeride, and seide, It is not good to take the breed of children, and caste to houndis.27 And she seide, Yhis, Lord; for whelpis eten of the crummes, that fallen doun fro the bord of her lordis.28 Thanne Jhesus answeride, and seide to hir, A! womman, thi feith is greet; be it doon to thee, as thou wolt. And hir douytir was helid fro that hour.29 And whanne Jhesus hadde passed fro thennus, he cam bisidis the see of Galilee. And he yede vp in to an hil, and sat there.30 And myche puple cam to hym, and hadden with hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many other; and thei castiden doun hem at hise feet. And he helide hem,31 so that the puple wondriden seynge doumbe men spekynge, and crokid goynge, blynde men seynge; and thei magnyfieden God of Israel.32 And Jhesus, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid to gidere, seide to hem, Y haue reuthe of the puple, for thei han abiden now thre daies with me, and han no thing to ete; and Y wole not leeue hem fastynge, lest thei failen in the weie.33 And the disciplis seien to him, Wherof thanne so many looues among vs in desert, to fulfille so greet a puple?34 And Jhesus seide to hem, Hou many looues han ye? And thei seiden, Seuene, and a fewe smale fisshis.35 And he comaundide to the puple, to sitte to mete on the erthe.36 And he took seuene looues and fyue fischis, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple.37 And alle eten, and weren fulfillid, and thei token that that was left of relifes, seuene lepis fulle.38 And thei that eten weren foure thousynde of men, with outen litle children and wymmen.39 And whanne he hadde left the puple, he wente vp in to a boot, and cam in to the coostis of Magedan.