Matthew 14:13-36; Matthew 15:1-20

13 When Jesus heard of it, He departed thence by boat into a desert place apart. And when the people had heard thereof, they followed Him on foot out of the cities.

14 And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.

15 And when it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a desert place and the time is now past. Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves victuals."

16 But Jesus said unto them, "They need not depart. Give ye them to eat."

17 And they said unto Him, "We have here but five loaves and two fishes."

18 And He said, "Bring them hither to Me."

19 And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes; and looking up to Heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

20 And they all ate and were filled. And they took up the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

21 And those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

22 And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a boat and to go before Him unto the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up onto a mountain apart to pray. And when evening had come, He was there alone.

24 But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

25 And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a spirit"; and they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying, "Be of good cheer. It is I; be not afraid."

28 And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water."

29 And He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, "Lord, save me!"

31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand and caught him and said unto him, "O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?"

32 And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased.

33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "In truth Thou art the Son of God."

34 And when they had gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

35 And when the men of that place learned of Him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto Him all who were diseased.

36 And they besought Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were from Jerusalem, saying,

2 "Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread."

3 But He answered and said unto them, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

4 For God commanded, saying, `Honor thy father and mother,' and, `He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.'

5 But ye say that whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, `by whatsoever thou might have profited by me, it is a gift,'

6 and honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8 `This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoreth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

9 But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.'"

10 And He called the multitude and said unto them, "Hear and understand:

11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man, but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."

12 Then came His disciples and said unto Him, "Knowest Thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying?"

13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.

14 Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."

15 Then answered Peter and said unto Him, "Explain to us this parable."

16 And Jesus said, "Are ye also yet without understanding?

17 Do ye not yet understand that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the drain?

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 these are the things which defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man."