17. Do you not yet understand that whatever enters at the mouth goes into the stomach and is cast out into the sewer?
18. But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man.
19. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies.
20. These are the things which defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
21. Then Jesus went from there and departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.
22. There, a woman of Canaan came out of the same regions and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David. My daughter is severely possessed by a demon.”
23. But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and begged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
24. But He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25. Then she came and worshipped Him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26. But He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and to throw it to dogs.”
27. She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
28. Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
29. Jesus departed from there, and passed by the Sea of Galilee, and went up on a mountain and sat down there.
30. Great crowds came to Him, having with them those who were lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and placed them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them,
31. so that the crowds wondered when they saw the mute speak, the maimed made whole, the lame walk, and the blind see. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32. Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with Me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I will not send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33. His disciples said to Him, “Where will we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great crowd?”
34. Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”And they said, “Seven and a few little fish.”
35. He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground.