1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,stylusMark 3:22, Luke 5:21, Matthew 23:2, Luke 5:30, Acts 23:92“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”stylusLuke 11:38, Mark 7:2, Luke 11:38, Mark 7:2, Colossians 2:83Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?stylusColossians 2:23, Colossians 2:23, Mark 7:6, Mark 7:8, Mark 7:134For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’stylusExodus 20:12, Exodus 20:12, Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 20:9, Exodus 21:175But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’stylusMark 7:10, Mark 7:13, Mark 7:10, Mark 7:13, Acts 5:296he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.stylus1 Timothy 5:8, 1 Timothy 5:8, Jeremiah 8:8, Jeremiah 8:8, Psalms 119:1267You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:stylusMark 7:6, Mark 7:6, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 23:29, Matthew 23:238‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.stylusIsaiah 29:13, Isaiah 29:13, Ezekiel 33:31, Ezekiel 33:31, Acts 8:219They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”stylusIsaiah 29:13, Isaiah 29:13, Mark 7:7, Mark 7:7, 1 Timothy 1:410Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.stylusMark 7:14, Mark 7:15, Mark 7:14, Mark 7:15, Luke 20:4511A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”stylusMark 7:15, Mark 7:15, Matthew 15:18, Matthew 15:20, Matthew 15:1812Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”stylus1 Kings 22:13, 1 Kings 22:14, 1 Corinthians 10:32, 1 Corinthians 10:33, 1 Kings 22:1313But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.stylusJohn 15:2, John 15:2, Isaiah 60:21, Isaiah 60:21, John 15:614Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”stylusLuke 6:39, Luke 6:39, Isaiah 56:10, Isaiah 56:10, Matthew 23:1615Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”stylusMatthew 13:36, Matthew 13:36, Mark 4:34, John 16:29, Mark 7:1716“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.stylusMatthew 16:9, Matthew 16:9, Mark 7:18, Mark 9:32, Mark 7:1817“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?stylusLuke 6:45, Luke 6:45, 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Corinthians 6:13, Matthew 7:1918But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.stylusProverbs 15:28, Proverbs 15:28, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 15:1119For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.stylusMark 7:21, Mark 7:23, Mark 7:21, Mark 7:23, Galatians 5:1920These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”stylusMark 7:3, Mark 7:4, Mark 7:3, Mark 7:4, 1 Corinthians 6:921Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.stylusMark 7:24, Mark 7:30, Mark 7:24, Mark 7:30, Matthew 11:2122And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”stylusMatthew 9:27, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 17:15, Mark 7:2523But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”stylusMatthew 14:15, Matthew 14:15, Genesis 42:7, Mark 10:47, Mark 10:4824He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”stylusMatthew 10:5, Matthew 10:6, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:6, Romans 15:825The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.stylusMatthew 14:33, Hosea 12:4, Matthew 20:31, Genesis 32:26, Mark 9:2226But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”stylusMark 7:27, Mark 7:28, Mark 7:27, Mark 7:28, Matthew 7:627“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”stylusLuke 16:21, Ephesians 3:8, Luke 16:21, Ephesians 3:8, Luke 15:1828“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.stylusMark 9:23, Mark 9:24, Mark 9:23, Mark 9:24, Matthew 8:1329Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.stylusMatthew 4:18, Matthew 4:18, John 6:1, Matthew 5:1, John 6:130Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.stylusLuke 6:17, Luke 6:19, Luke 6:17, Luke 6:19, Acts 5:1531The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.stylusMatthew 9:8, Matthew 9:8, Luke 18:43, Luke 18:43, Matthew 9:3332Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because 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 faint along the way.”stylusMatthew 9:36, Luke 12:29, Luke 12:30, Matthew 9:36, Luke 12:2933The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”stylusJohn 6:5, John 6:9, Mark 8:4, Mark 8:5, Luke 9:1334“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”stylusMatthew 16:9, Matthew 16:10, Matthew 16:9, Matthew 16:10, Luke 24:4135And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.stylusMark 6:39, Mark 6:40, John 6:10, Luke 9:14, Luke 9:1636Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.stylusRomans 14:6, Luke 22:19, Romans 14:6, Luke 22:19, Acts 27:3537They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.stylusMark 8:19, Mark 8:21, Mark 8:19, Mark 8:21, Matthew 14:2038A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.stylus39After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.stylusMark 8:10, Mark 8:10, Matthew 14:22, Matthew 14:22