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Then the scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

But answering He said to them, Why do you also transgress the command of God on account of your tradition?

For God commanded, saying, "Honor your father and mother," Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16 and, "The one speaking evil of father or mother, by death let him die." Ex. 21:17

But you say, Whoever says to the father or the mother, A gift, whatever you would gain from me;

and in no way he honors his father or his mother. And you annulled the command of God on account of your tradition.

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying:

"This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and with their lips honor Me; but their heart holds far off from Me.

But in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men." Isa. 29:13

And calling the crowd near, He said to them, Hear and understand:

It is not the thing entering into the mouth that defiles the man, but the thing coming forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

Then coming, the disciples said to Him, You know that hearing the Word, the Pharisees were offended?

But answering, He said, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.

Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.

And answering, Peter said to Him, Explain this parable to us.

But Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding?

Do you not yet perceive that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is thrown out into the waste bowl?

But the things which come out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and these defile the man.

For out of the heart come forth reasonings, evil things , murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, blasphemies.

These things are the things defiling the man. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

And going out from there, Jesus withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

And, behold, a woman of Canaan coming forth from those borders cried out to Him, saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is badly demon-possessed.

But He did not answer her a word. And coming near, His disciples asked Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out after us.

But answering, He said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But coming, she worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me!

But answering, He said, It is not good to take the bread of the children to throw it to the little dogs.

But she said, Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from the table of their lords.

Then answering, Jesus said to her, O woman, great is your faith; let it be to you as you desire. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And moving from there, Jesus came beside the Sea of Galilee. And going up into the mountain, He sat there.

And great crowds came to Him, having with them lame ones, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others. And they flung them down at the feet of Jesus. And He healed them;

so that the crowds marveled, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed ones sound, lame ones walking, and blind ones seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

But having called His disciples near, Jesus said, I am filled with pity on the crowd, because they already have remained with Me three days and have nothing they may eat. And I do not desire to send them away fasting, that they may not faint in the way.

And His disciples said to Him, From where in a deserted place will come to us so many loaves as to satisfy so great a crowd?

And Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few small fish.

And He ordered the crowds to recline on the ground.

And taking the seven loaves and the fish, giving thanks, He broke and gave to His disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.

And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the left over pieces, seven lunch baskets full.

And the ones eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.

And sending away the crowds He went into the boat and came to the borders of Magdala.

And having come the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting, asked Him to show them a sign out of the heaven.

But answering, He said to them, Evening coming on, you say, Clear sky, for the sky is red.

And at morning, Today a storm, for the sky is red, being overcast. Hypocrites! You indeed know how to discern the face of the heaven, but you cannot the signs of the times.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. And leaving them, He went away.

And His disciples coming to the other side, they forgot to take loaves.

And Jesus said to them, Watch and take heed from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, Because we did not take loaves.

And knowing, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason among yourselves because you took no loaves, little-faiths?

Do you not perceive nor recall the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand baskets you took up?

Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many lunch baskets you took up?

How do you not perceive that it was not about loaves that I said to you to take heed from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Then they knew that He did not say to take heed from the leaven of bread, but from the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And coming into the parts of Caesarea of Philip, Jesus questioned His disciples, saying, Whom do men say Me the Son of Man to be?

And they said, Some say John the Baptist, and others Elijah, and others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

He said to them, But you, whom do you say Me to be?

And answering, Simon Peter said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

And answering, Jesus said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in Heaven.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against her.

And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven. And whatever you bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven. And whatever you may loose on the earth shall be, having been loosed in Heaven.

Then He warned His disciples that they should tell no one that He is Jesus the Christ.

From that time, Jesus began to show to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised on the third day.

And having taken Him near, Peter began to rebuke Him, saying, God be gracious to You, Lord; this shall never be to You.

But turning He said to Peter, Go behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you do not think of the things of God, but the things of men.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and let him bear his cross, and let him follow Me.

For whoever may desire to save his life will lose it. But whoever may lose his life for My sake will find it.

For what will a man be benefited if he should gain the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?

For the Son of Man is about to come with His angels in the glory of His Father. And then "He will give reward to each according to his practice." LXX-Psa. 61:13; Pro. 24:12; MT-Psa. 62:12

Truly I say to you, There are some standing here who will not taste of death, never, until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.