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And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unholy hands?"

But He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

but you say, 'If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is, given to God),'

there is nothing outside the person which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which come out of the person are what defile the person."

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thereby He declared all foods clean.)

But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs."

And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And He continued questioning them: "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."

But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's purposes, but on man's."

"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

"But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written of him."

and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes stiff. And I told Your disciples so that they would cast it out, but they could not do it."

"It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!"

But Jesus said to him, "'If You can'? All things are possible for the one who believes."

But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him, and he got up.

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest.

"Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."

But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.