Chapter 15

The Pharisees of Hierusalem coming so far to carp him, he chargeth with a tradition contrary to God's commandment. ℣.10 And to the people he yieldeth the reason of that which they reprove: ℣.15 and again to his Disciples, shewing the ground of the Pharisaical washing (to wit, that meats otherwise defile the soul) to be false. ℣.21 then he goeth aside to hide him self among the Gentiles: where, in a woman he findeth such faith, that he is fain, lest the Gentiles should before the time extort the whole bread, as she had a crumb, to return to the Jews. ℣.34 where (all contrary to those Pharisees) the common people seek wonderfully unto him, and he after he hath cured their diseased, feedeth 4000 of them with seven loaves.

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   Then came to him from Jerusalem Scribes and Pharisees, saying: Disciples transgress the tradition of the

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   Why do thy Ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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   But he answering said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:

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   Honour father and mother. And: He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

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   But you say: whosoever shall say to father or mother, the gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee:

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   And shall not honour his father or his mother: & you have made frustrate the commandment of God for your own tradition.

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   Hypocrites, well hath Esay Prophesied of you, saying:

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   This People honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.

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   And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.

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    And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.

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    Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth a man: but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, that defileth a man.

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    Then came his Disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?

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    But he answering said: All planting which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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    Let them alone: blind they are, guides of the blind. And if the blind be guide to the blind, both fall into the ditch.

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    And Peter answering said to him: Expound us this parable.

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    But he said: Are you also as yet without understanding?

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    Do you not understand, that all that entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast forth into the privy?

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    But the things that proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.

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    For from the heart come forth evil cogitations, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

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    These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashen hands, doth not defile a man.

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    And Jesus went forth from thence and retired into the quarters of Tyre and Sidon.

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    And behold a woman of Chanaan came forth out of those coasts, & crying out, said to him: Have mercy upon me, O Lord the Son of David: my daughter is sore vexed of a devil.

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    Who answered her not a word. And his Disciples came and besought him saying: Dismiss her, because she crieth out after us.

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    And he answering said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.

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    But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.

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    Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the Children, and to cast it to the dogs.

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    But she said: Yea Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

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    Then Jesus answering said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: And her daughter was made whole from that hour.

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    And when Jesus was passed from thence, he came beside the sea of Galilee: & ascending into the mountain, sat there.

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    And there came to him great multitudes, having with them dumb persons, blind, lame, feeble, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he cured them:

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    So that the multitudes marveled seeing the dumb speak, the lame walk, the blind see: and they magnified the God of Israel.

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    And Jesus called together his Disciples, and said: I pity the multitude because three days now they continue with me, & have not what to eat: and dismiss them fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.

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    And the Disciples say unto him: whence then may we get so many loaves in the desert as to fill so great a multitude?

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    And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, & a few little fishes.

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    And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.

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    And taking the Seven loaves & the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, & gave it to his Disciples, and the Disciples gave to the people.

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    And they did all eat, and had their fill. And that which was left of the fragments they took up, seven baskets full.

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    And there were that did eat, four thousand men, beside children & women.

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    And having dismissed the multitude, he went up into a boat, and came into the coasts of Magedan.