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Now when evening came, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."Mark 6:35; Luke 9:12; John 6:5;">[xr]

By this time the boat was in the middle of the seamany furlongs from the land">[fn] and was being battered by the waves, for the wind was against them.

"Why do your disciples disregard the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat."eat bread">[fn]Mark 7:5; Colossians 2:8;">[xr]

For God said,commanded, saying">[fn] 'Honor your father and your mother,'Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16">[fn] and 'Whoever curses father or mother must certainly be put to death.'Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9">[fn]Exodus 20:12; 21:17; Leviticus 19:3; 20:9; Deuteronomy 5:16; 27:16; Proverbs 20:20; 23:22; 30:17; Ephesians 6:2;">[xr]

For it is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.blasphemy">[fn]Genesis 6:5; 9:21; Proverbs 6:14; Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:21;">[xr]

But he didn't answer her at all.a word">[fn] Then his disciples came up and kept urging him, "Send her away, for she keeps on screaming after us."

Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you want." That very hour her daughter was healed.

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without food, or they may faint on the road."Mark 8:1;">[xr]

Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember the five loaves for the 5,000 and how many baskets you collected,Matthew 14:17; John 6:9;">[xr]

or the seven loaves for the 4,000 and how many baskets you collected?Matthew 15:34;">[xr]

Then Jesus said to him, "How blessed are you, Simon, son of John!Bariona">[fn] For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven has.1 Corinthians 2:10; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 2:8;">[xr]

But Jesushe">[fn] turned around and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an offensea hindrance">[fn] to me, for you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts!"2 Samuel 19:22; Romans 8:7;">[xr]

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.Luke 17:33; John 12:25;">[xr]

For what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?Psalm 49:7-8;">[xr]

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it's good that we're here! If you want, I will set up three shelterstents">[fn] - one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

and said, "Sir,Lord">[fn] have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water.

He told them, "Because of your lack of faith.your little faith">[fn] For truly I tell you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin.stater, a coin worth two didrachmas">[fn] Take it and give it to them for me and you."

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.Mark 9:42; Luke 17:1-2;">[xr]

How terrible it will be for the world because it causes people to sin! Temptations to sin are bound to happen, but how terrible it will be for that person who causes someone to sin!Matthew 26:24; Luke 17:1; 1 Corinthians 11:19;">[xr]