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Matthew 15

Then scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said, Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? Because they don't wash their hands when they eat bread. But he answered them, And why do you break the commandment of God by your tradition? Because God commanded, saying, Honour your father and mother, and, Whoever

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What makes a man unclean

Then scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said, Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? Because they don't wash their hands when they eat bread. But he answered them, And why do you break the commandment of God by your tradition? Because God commanded, saying, Honour your father and mother, and, Whoever curses father or mother, let him die. But you say, Whoever says to his father or his mother, Whatever help you might have had from me is a gift to God — then he doesn't have to honour his father or his mother. So you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. You hypocrites. Esaias prophesied well about you, saying: This people comes near me with their mouth and honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. And they worship me for nothing, teaching human commandments as if they were from God. And he called the crowd and said to them, Listen, and understand. It isn't what goes into the mouth that defiles a man. It is what comes out of the mouth — that is what defiles a man. Then his disciples came and said to him, Do you know the Pharisees were offended when they heard that? But he answered, Every plant my heavenly Father hasn't planted will be rooted up. Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both of them will fall into the ditch. Then Peter answered him, Explain this parable to us. And Jesus said, Are you still without understanding as well? Don't you understand yet that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and passes out into the drain? But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. Because out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness and blasphemies. These are the things that defile a man. But eating with unwashed hands doesn't defile a man.

Then scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus from Jerusalem: Why do your disciples step over the tradition of the elders? Because they don't wash their hands when they eat bread. But he answered them: Why do you step over the order of God by your tradition too? Because God ordered: Honour your father and mother. And: The one who curses father or mother, let him die the death. But you say: Whoever says to his father or his mother: It's a gift, whatever you might have got from me — and doesn't honour his father or his mother, he'll be free. So you've made the order of God of no effect by your tradition. You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you: This people comes near me with their mouth and honours me with their lips. But their heart is a long way from me. But they worship me for nothing, teaching for teachings the orders of men. And he called the crowd and said to them: Hear and understand. It isn't what goes into the mouth that makes a man unclean. But what comes out of the mouth, that's what makes a man unclean. Then his disciples came and said to him: Do you know the Pharisees were put off after they heard this saying? But he answered them: Every plant my heavenly Father hasn't planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them alone. They're blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, they'll both fall into the ditch. Then Peter answered him: Explain this story to us. And Jesus said: Are you still without understanding too? Don't you understand yet that whatever goes in at the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the drain? But the things that come out of the mouth come out of the heart. And they make a man unclean. Because out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false witness, speaking against God. These are the things that make a man unclean. But to eat with unwashed hands doesn't make a man unclean.

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 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. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

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Then scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

Plain English

Then scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus from Jerusalem:

King James Version, 1611

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

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Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? Because they don't wash their hands when they eat bread.

Plain English

Why do your disciples step over the tradition of the elders? Because they don't wash their hands when they eat bread.

King James Version, 1611

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

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But he answered them, And why do you break the commandment of God by your tradition?

Plain English

But he answered them: Why do you step over the order of God by your tradition too?

King James Version, 1611

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

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Because God commanded, saying, Honour your father and mother, and, Whoever curses father or mother, let him die.

Plain English

Because God ordered: Honour your father and mother. And: The one who curses father or mother, let him die the death.

King James Version, 1611

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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But you say, Whoever says to his father or his mother, Whatever help you might have had from me is a gift to God —

Plain English

But you say: Whoever says to his father or his mother: It's a gift, whatever you might have got from me —

King James Version, 1611

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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then he doesn't have to honour his father or his mother. So you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

Plain English

and doesn't honour his father or his mother, he'll be free. So you've made the order of God of no effect by your tradition.

King James Version, 1611

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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You hypocrites. Esaias prophesied well about you, saying:

Plain English

You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you:

King James Version, 1611

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

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This people comes near me with their mouth and honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Plain English

This people comes near me with their mouth and honours me with their lips. But their heart is a long way from me.

King James Version, 1611

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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And they worship me for nothing, teaching human commandments as if they were from God.

Plain English

But they worship me for nothing, teaching for teachings the orders of men.

King James Version, 1611

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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And he called the crowd and said to them, Listen, and understand.

Plain English

And he called the crowd and said to them: Hear and understand.

King James Version, 1611

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

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It isn't what goes into the mouth that defiles a man. It is what comes out of the mouth — that is what defiles a man.

Plain English

It isn't what goes into the mouth that makes a man unclean. But what comes out of the mouth, that's what makes a man unclean.

King James Version, 1611

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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Then his disciples came and said to him, Do you know the Pharisees were offended when they heard that?

Plain English

Then his disciples came and said to him: Do you know the Pharisees were put off after they heard this saying?

King James Version, 1611

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

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But he answered, Every plant my heavenly Father hasn't planted will be rooted up.

Plain English

But he answered them: Every plant my heavenly Father hasn't planted will be pulled up by the roots.

King James Version, 1611

But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both of them will fall into the ditch.

Plain English

Leave them alone. They're blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, they'll both fall into the ditch.

King James Version, 1611

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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Then Peter answered him, Explain this parable to us.

Plain English

Then Peter answered him: Explain this story to us.

King James Version, 1611

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

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And Jesus said, Are you still without understanding as well?

Plain English

And Jesus said: Are you still without understanding too?

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

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Don't you understand yet that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and passes out into the drain?

Plain English

Don't you understand yet that whatever goes in at the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the drain?

King James Version, 1611

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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But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

Plain English

But the things that come out of the mouth come out of the heart. And they make a man unclean.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Because out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness and blasphemies.

Plain English

Because out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false witness, speaking against God.

King James Version, 1611

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

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These are the things that defile a man. But eating with unwashed hands doesn't defile a man.

Plain English

These are the things that make a man unclean. But to eat with unwashed hands doesn't make a man unclean.

King James Version, 1611

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

The Canaanite woman

Then Jesus went away from there into the region of Tyre and Sidon. And a woman of Canaan came out of that district and cried out to him, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is terribly tormented by a demon. But he didn't answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, Send her away, because she keeps calling after us. But he answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel. Then she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered, It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs. And she said, True, Lord. Yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered her, Woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you as you want. And her daughter was made well from that very hour.

Then Jesus went out from there and left into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And look — a woman of Canaan came out of the same borders and cried out to him: Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly troubled with a demon. But he didn't answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him: Send her away, because she cries out after us. But he answered: I'm not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then she came and bowed down to him: Lord, help me. But he answered: It isn't right to take the children's bread and to throw it to dogs. And she said: True, Lord. But even the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered her: Woman, great is your faith. Let it be to you the way you want. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 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. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 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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Then Jesus went away from there into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Plain English

Then Jesus went out from there and left into the borders of Tyre and Sidon.

King James Version, 1611

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

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And a woman of Canaan came out of that district and cried out to him, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is terribly tormented by a demon.

Plain English

And look — a woman of Canaan came out of the same borders and cried out to him: Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly troubled with a demon.

King James Version, 1611

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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But he didn't answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, Send her away, because she keeps calling after us.

Plain English

But he didn't answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him: Send her away, because she cries out after us.

King James Version, 1611

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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But he answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.

Plain English

But he answered: I'm not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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Then she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

Plain English

Then she came and bowed down to him: Lord, help me.

King James Version, 1611

Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

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But he answered, It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.

Plain English

But he answered: It isn't right to take the children's bread and to throw it to dogs.

King James Version, 1611

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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And she said, True, Lord. Yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.

Plain English

And she said: True, Lord. But even the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.

King James Version, 1611

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

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Then Jesus answered her, Woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you as you want. And her daughter was made well from that very hour.

Plain English

Then Jesus answered her: Woman, great is your faith. Let it be to you the way you want. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

King James Version, 1611

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.

Four thousand fed

And Jesus went on from there and came near the Sea of Galilee, and went up on a mountain and sat down there. And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed and many others, and laid them down at Jesus' feet. And he healed them. So that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. And I won't send them away hungry, in case they collapse on the road. And his disciples said to him, Where would we get enough bread out here in the wilderness to fill such a crowd? And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you got? And they said, Seven, and a few small fish. And he told the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd. And they all ate and had enough. And they picked up seven baskets full of the pieces left over. And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. And he sent the crowd away and got into a boat, and came into the region of Magdala.

And Jesus left there and came near the Sea of Galilee. And went up into a mountain and sat down there. And plenty of people came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the maimed and plenty of others. And they threw them down at Jesus' feet, and he healed them. So the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speak, the maimed made whole, the lame walk and the blind see. And they gave glory to the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples to him: I've got pity for the crowd, because they've been with me now three days and have got nothing to eat. And I won't send them away fasting, in case they faint on the way. And his disciples say to him: Where would we get so much bread in the wilderness, to fill such a great crowd? And Jesus says to them: How many loaves have you got? And they said: Seven, and a few little fish. And he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, and broke them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd. And they all ate and were filled. And they took up of the broken pieces that were left seven baskets full. And the ones who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. And he sent the crowd away and got into a boat and came into the borders of Magdala.

And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 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: 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. 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. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 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. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

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And Jesus went on from there and came near the Sea of Galilee, and went up on a mountain and sat down there.

Plain English

And Jesus left there and came near the Sea of Galilee. And went up into a mountain and sat down there.

King James Version, 1611

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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And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed and many others, and laid them down at Jesus' feet. And he healed them.

Plain English

And plenty of people came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the maimed and plenty of others. And they threw them down at Jesus' feet, and he healed them.

King James Version, 1611

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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So that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Plain English

So the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speak, the maimed made whole, the lame walk and the blind see. And they gave glory to the God of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

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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Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. And I won't send them away hungry, in case they collapse on the road.

Plain English

Then Jesus called his disciples to him: I've got pity for the crowd, because they've been with me now three days and have got nothing to eat. And I won't send them away fasting, in case they faint on the way.

King James Version, 1611

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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And his disciples said to him, Where would we get enough bread out here in the wilderness to fill such a crowd?

Plain English

And his disciples say to him: Where would we get so much bread in the wilderness, to fill such a great crowd?

King James Version, 1611

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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And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you got? And they said, Seven, and a few small fish.

Plain English

And Jesus says to them: How many loaves have you got? And they said: Seven, and a few little fish.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

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And he told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

Plain English

And he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.

King James Version, 1611

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

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And he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.

Plain English

And he took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, and broke them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.

King James Version, 1611

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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And they all ate and had enough. And they picked up seven baskets full of the pieces left over.

Plain English

And they all ate and were filled. And they took up of the broken pieces that were left seven baskets full.

King James Version, 1611

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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And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

Plain English

And the ones who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

King James Version, 1611

And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

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And he sent the crowd away and got into a boat, and came into the region of Magdala.

Plain English

And he sent the crowd away and got into a boat and came into the borders of Magdala.

King James Version, 1611

And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.