He replied: Are you, like them, without wisdom?

Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.

Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus.

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules (commands) of men.'

Do you not see, that which goes into the mouth, goes into the stomach and is sent out as waste?

Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!

These people honor me with their lips, but their heart (innermost thoughts) is far from me.

Let them be. They are blind guides. If a blind man guides another blind man, they will fall in a hole together.

These things make a man unclean. Eating food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

He did not answer her. His disciples said to him: Send her away; she keeps shouting at us.

O woman, Jesus replied, your faith is great! Let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.

He said: It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

Jesus went from there to the Sea of Galilee. He went up into the mountain and sat down.

She said: Yes, Lord; but even the dogs take the scraps from under their masters' table.

The disciples replied: Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?

He told the people to sit down on the ground.

He answered: I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

He got the people together and said to them: Listen, and let my words be clear to you.

The people marveled as they saw the mute speak, the crippled and lame walk, and the blind see. They glorified the God of Israel.

They questioned him: Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? They eat food with unwashed hands.

His answer to them was in the form of a question: Why do you go against the word of God in favor of your tradition?

Jesus called his disciples and said: I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.

That which comes out of the mouth, comes from the heart and makes a man unclean.

A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

Many people came to him. They brought those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many other people. They laid them down at his feet and he healed them.

God said, 'Honor your father and mother.' 'He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.'

You hypocrites (liars)! Isaiah's prophecy was right about you.

In answer he replied: Every plant my Father in heaven has not planted in the earth will be pulled out by the roots.

That which comes out of the mouth makes a man unclean, not that which goes into the mouth.

You say there is no need for him to give honor to his father. You have invalidated the word of God because of your tradition!

She bowed down before him and asked for help.

Then Peter said to him: Make the story clear to us.

The disciples told him the Pharisees were upset by what he said.

Jesus asked: How many loaves do you have? They said: Seven, and a few small fish.

You teach that a man should tell his father or mother that what he has that could help them, is given to God.

He took the seven loaves and the fish and offered a prayer of thanksgiving. Then he broke them and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave them to the people.

After dismissing the crowds, Jesus took a boat to the region of Magadan.

Four thousand men, besides women and children were fed.

They all ate and were satisfied. When they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, there were seven large baskets full.