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¹⁰ And he called to the multitudes, and said to them, Hear, and understand:¹¹ It is not that which, entering the mouth, contaminates a man; but that which shall come from the mouth, that contaminates a man.¹² Then drew near his disciples, saying to him, Knowest thou that the Pharishee who heard this word were offended?¹³ But he answered, and said to them, Every plantation which my Father who is in heaven hath not planted shall be rooted up.¹⁴ Leave them: they are blind leaders of the blind; but if a blind man shall lead a blind man, both shall fall into the ditch.¹⁵ And Shemun Kipha answered and said, My Lord, expound to us this parable.¹⁶ But he said to them, Do you also not yet understand?¹⁷ Know you not that whatsoever entereth the mouth, goeth into the belly, and from thence in purification it is cast without ?¹⁸ But whatsoever from the mouth shall come forth, from the heart cometh forth, and this [fn] contaminates a child of man. ¹⁹ For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adultery, murder, fornication, robbery, false witness, blasphemy.²⁰ These are they which defile a man; but if any one eat when his hands are not washed, he is not defiled.

²¹ AND Jeshu went forth from thence, and came to the borders of Tsur and Tsaidon.²² And, beheld, a Canaanite woman from those coasts came forth crying, and saying, Have mercy upon me, my Lord, son of David ! my daughter is grievously possessed with the demon !²³ But he did not return her an answer. And the disciples approached and requested from him, saying, Dismiss her, for she crieth after us.²⁴ But he answered and said to them, I am not sent but to the sheep which have wandered from the house of Israel.²⁵ Then she came, worshipped him, and said, My Lord, help me !²⁶ Jeshu said to her, It is not proper to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.²⁷ But she said, Even so, my Lord; yet the dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from the tables of their masters, and live.²⁸ Then said Jeshu to her, O woman, great is thy faith ! be it to thee as thou wilt! And healed was her daughter from that hour.

²⁹ And Jeshu passed from thence, and came near the sea of Galila; and he ascended the mountain and sat there.³⁰ And there drew near to him great gatherings (of people), and with them there were the lame, and the blind, and the dumb, and the mutilated, and many others; and they cast them at the feet of Jeshu, and he healed them.³¹ So that those multitudes were astounded as they beheld the dumb speaking, and the mutilated made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the Aloha of Isroel.³² BUT Jeshu himself called his disciples, and said to them, I have pity for this multitude, who, behold, for three days have continued with me, but there is nothing for them to eat; and to send them away fasting, I am unwilling, lest they should faint in the way.³³ The disciples say to him, Whence can we have bread in the wilderness, that we may satisfy this whole multitude ?³⁴ Jeshu saith to them, How many loaves have you ? They say to him, Seven, and a few small fishes.³⁵ And he directed that the multitudes should recline upon the ground.³⁶ And he took those seven loaves and the fishes, and offered praise, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes;³⁷ and they all did eat and were satisfied: and they took up of the abundance of fragments seven baskets full.³⁸ And they who had eaten, were four thousand men, besides women and children.³⁹ And when he had dismissed the multitudes, he ascended into a ship, and came to the coasts of Magodu.