The Tradition of the Elders
(Matthew 15:1–9)

1And the Pharisees and certain ones of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, gather to Him. 2And seeing certain ones of His disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands. 3For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they diligently wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders. 4And from the forum, unless they may baptize themselves, they do not eat: and many other things which they have received to hold, the baptism of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. 5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, Wherefore do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders: but they eat bread with unwashed hands?

6And responding He said to them,

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What Defiles a Man
(Matthew 15:10–20)

14And calling the crowd to Him again, He said to them,

17And when He came from the multitude into the house, His disciples asked Him the parable. 18And He says to them,

The Faith of the Gentile Woman
(Matthew 15:21–28)

24And rising up, He departed thence into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. And having entered into a house, and He wished no one to know it: and He was not able to be hidden. 25For a woman hearing concerning Him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, having come worshiped at His feet. 26For the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by race; and asked Him that He may cast the demon out of her daughter. 27And He said to her,

The Deaf and Mute Man
(Matthew 9:27–34)

31And having again come out from Tyre and Sidon, He came to the Sea of Galilee, amid the coasts of Decapolis. 32And they bring Him a deaf man, speaking with difficulty; and intreat Him that He may lay His hand on him. 33And taking him from the crowd privately, He put His fingers in his ears, and having spat, He touched his tongue; 34and looking up to heaven, he groaned, and says to him,