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Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
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After that, Pharisees and religion scholars came to Jesus all the way from Jerusalem, criticizing,
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Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
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Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
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Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to interview Jesus.
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Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
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"Why do your disciples play fast and loose with the rules?"
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"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"
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"Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
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"Why do your disciples disobey our age-old traditions?" they demanded. "They ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat."
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But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
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But Jesus put it right back on them. "Why do you use your rules to play fast and loose with God's commands?
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Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
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He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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Jesus replied, "And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
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For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
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God clearly says, "Respect your father and mother,' and, "Anyone denouncing father or mother should be killed.'
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For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'
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For God commanded, saying, "Honor your father and your mother'; and, "He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'
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For instance, God says, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'
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But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
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But you weasel around that by saying, "Whoever wants to, can say to father and mother, What I owed to you I've given to God.'
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But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,'
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But you say, "Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God"--
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But you say, 'You don't need to honor your parents by caring for their needs if you give the money to God instead.'
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And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
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That can hardly be called respecting a parent. You cancel God's command by your rules.
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he is not to 'honor his father 'with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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then he need not honor his father or mother.' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
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And so, by your own tradition, you nullify the direct commandment of God.
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Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
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Frauds! Isaiah's prophecy of you hit the bull's-eye:
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You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
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Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
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You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you when he said,
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This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
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These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn't in it.
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"'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
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"These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
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'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away.
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But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
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They act like they're worshiping me, but they don't mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy."
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They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'"
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And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."'
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Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'"
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And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
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He then called the crowd together and said, "Listen, and take this to heart.
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Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.
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When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, "Hear and understand:
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Then Jesus called to the crowds and said, "Listen to what I say and try to understand.
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Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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It's not what you swallow that pollutes your life, but what you vomit up."
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What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.'"
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Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."
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You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do. "
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Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
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Later his disciples came and told him, "Did you know how upset the Pharisees were when they heard what you said?"
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Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"
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Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"
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Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?"
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But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
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Jesus shrugged it off. "Every tree that wasn't planted by my Father in heaven will be pulled up by its roots.
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He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
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But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
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Jesus replied, "Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be rooted up,
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Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
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Forget them. They are blind men leading blind men. When a blind man leads a blind man, they both end up in the ditch."
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Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."
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Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
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so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch."
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Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
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Peter said, "I don't get it. Put it in plain language."
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Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."
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Then Peter answered and said to Him, "Explain this parable to us."
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Then Peter asked Jesus, "Explain what you meant when you said people aren't defiled by what they eat."
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And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
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Jesus replied, "You too? Are you being willfully stupid?
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"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.
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So Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding?
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"Don't you understand?" Jesus asked him.
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Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
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Don't you know that anything that is swallowed works its way through the intestines and is finally defecated?
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"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
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Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?
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"Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes out of the body.
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But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
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But what comes out of the mouth gets its start in the heart.
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But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.'
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But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
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But evil words come from an evil heart and defile the person who says them.
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For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
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It's from the heart that we vomit up evil arguments, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, and cussing.
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For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
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For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
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For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
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These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
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That's what pollutes. Eating or not eating certain foods, washing or not washing your hands--that's neither here nor there."
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These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.'"
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These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
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These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands could never defile you and make you unacceptable to God!"
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Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
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From there Jesus took a trip to Tyre and Sidon.
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Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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Jesus then left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
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They had hardly arrived when a Canaanite woman came down from the hills and pleaded, "Mercy, Master, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly afflicted by an evil spirit."
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A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."
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And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."
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A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter has a demon in her, and it is severely tormenting her."
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But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
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Jesus ignored her. The disciples came and complained, "Now she's bothering us. Would you please take care of her? She's driving us crazy."
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Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."
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But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."
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But Jesus gave her no reply--not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. "Tell her to leave," they said. "She is bothering us with all her begging."
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But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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Jesus refused, telling them, "I've got my hands full dealing with the lost sheep of Israel."
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He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."
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But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
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Then he said to the woman, "I was sent only to help the people of Israel--God's lost sheep--not the Gentiles."
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Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
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Then the woman came back to Jesus, went to her knees, and begged. "Master, help me."
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The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.
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Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"
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But she came and worshiped him and pleaded again, "Lord, help me!"
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But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
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He said, "It's not right to take bread out of children's mouths and throw it to dogs."
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He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
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But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."
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"It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs," he said.
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And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
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She was quick: "You're right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master's table."
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"Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
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And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
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"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even dogs are permitted to eat crumbs that fall beneath their master's table."
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Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
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Jesus gave in. "Oh, woman, your faith is something else. What you want is what you get!" Right then her daughter became well.
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Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
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Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
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"Woman," Jesus said to her, "your faith is great. Your request is granted." And her daughter was instantly healed.
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And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
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After Jesus returned, he walked along Lake Galilee and then climbed a mountain and took his place, ready to receive visitors.
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Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
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Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.
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Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
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And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
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They came, tons of them, bringing along the paraplegic, the blind, the maimed, the mute--all sorts of people in need--and more or less threw them down at Jesus' feet to see what he would do with them. He healed them.
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Great 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.
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Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them.
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A vast crowd brought him the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others with physical difficulties, and they laid them before Jesus. And he healed them all.
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Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
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When the people saw the mutes speaking, the maimed healthy, the paraplegics walking around, the blind looking around, they were astonished and let everyone know that God was blazingly alive among them. [JC]
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The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
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So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
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The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn't been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking around, and those who had been blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.
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Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
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But Jesus wasn't finished with them. He called his disciples and said, "I hurt for these people. For three days now they've been with me, and now they have nothing to eat. I can't send them away without a meal--they'd probably collapse on the road."
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Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; 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 collapse on the way."
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Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."
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Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the road."
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And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
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His disciples said, "But where in this deserted place are you going to dig up enough food for a meal?"
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His disciples answered, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?"
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Then His disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?"
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The disciples replied, "And where would we get enough food out here in the wilderness for all of them to eat?"
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And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
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Jesus asked, "How much bread do you have?Seven loaves," they said, "plus a few fish."
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"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish."
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Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."
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Jesus asked, "How many loaves of bread do you have?" They replied, "Seven, and a few small fish."
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And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
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At that, Jesus directed the people to sit down.
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He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
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So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
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So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.
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And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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He took the seven loaves and the fish. After giving thanks, he divided it up and gave it to the people.
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Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
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And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.
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Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, broke them into pieces, and gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.
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And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
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Everyone ate. They had all they wanted. It took seven large baskets to collect the leftovers.
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They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.
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They all ate until they were full, and when the scraps were picked up, there were seven large baskets of food left over!
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And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
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Over four thousand people ate their fill at that meal.
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The number of those who ate was four thousand, besides women and children.
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Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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There were four thousand men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.
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And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
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After Jesus sent them away, he climbed in the boat and crossed over to the Magadan hills.
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After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.
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And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.
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Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan.
