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They do not wash their hands before they eat.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":3,"text":"Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":4,"text":"For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’","footnotes":[{"noteId":91,"offset":44,"text":"Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16","caller":"+"},{"noteId":92,"offset":111,"text":"Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9","caller":"+"}]},{"type":"verse","number":5,"text":"But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":6,"text":"he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.","footnotes":[{"noteId":93,"offset":47,"text":"NE and TR (see also Mark 7:12); literally he need not honor his father or mother; SBL, NA, WH, and BYZ do not include or mother.","caller":"+"}]},{"type":"verse","number":7,"text":"You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":8,"text":"‘These people honor Me with their lips,\nbut their hearts are far from Me.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":39,"level":1},{"start":40,"end":73,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":9,"text":"They worship Me in vain;\nthey teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’\n”","footnotes":[{"noteId":94,"offset":69,"text":"Isaiah 29:13 (see also LXX)","caller":"+"}],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":24,"level":1},{"start":25,"end":69,"level":2},{"start":70,"end":71,"level":2}]},{"type":"heading","text":"What Defiles a Man"},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":10,"text":"Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":11,"text":"A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":12,"text":"Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":13,"text":"But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":14,"text":"Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”","footnotes":[{"noteId":95,"offset":38,"text":"Or blind guides of the blind","caller":"+"}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":15,"text":"Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":16,"text":"“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":17,"text":"“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":18,"text":"But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":19,"text":"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":20,"text":"These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"heading","text":"The Faith of the Canaanite Woman"},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":21,"text":"Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":22,"text":"And 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.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":23,"text":"But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":24,"text":"He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":25,"text":"The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":26,"text":"But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":27,"text":"“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”","footnotes":[{"noteId":96,"offset":37,"text":"Or puppies","caller":"+"}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":28,"text":"“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.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"heading","text":"The Feeding of the Four Thousand"},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":29,"text":"Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":30,"text":"Large 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.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":31,"text":"The 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.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":32,"text":"Then 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.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":33,"text":"The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":34,"text":"“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.\n“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":35,"text":"And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":36,"text":"Taking 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.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":37,"text":"They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":38,"text":"A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":39,"text":"After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.","footnotes":[]}],"footnotes":[]},"fullChapterApiLink":"/api/BSB/MAT/15.json"}