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Donotyeyetunderstand , thatwhatsoever entereth inat the mouthgoethinto the belly,and is cast outinto the draught?
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But those things whichproceed out of the mouth come forthfrom the heart; and theydefile the man.
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For out of the heartproceedevilthoughts,murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts, false witness,blasphemies:
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Theseare the things whichdefile a man:but to eat with unwashenhandsdefilethnot a man.
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ThenJesuswentthence, and departedinto the coasts of TyreandSidon.
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And,behold , a woman of Canaancame out of the samecoasts, and cried unto him,saying , Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David;mydaughter is grievously vexed with a devil .
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But he answeredhernot a word.Andhisdisciplescame and besoughthim,saying , Sendheraway ; for she criethafterus.
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But he answered and said , I amnotsentbutunto the lostsheep of the house of Israel.
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Then came she and worshippedhim,saying , Lord,helpme.
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But he answered and said , It isnotmeet to take the children'sbread,and to cast it to dogs.
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And she said , Truth,Lord:yetthedogseatof the crumbswhichfallfromtheirmasters'table.