Mark 7
1 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him, having come from Jerusalem.
2 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.
And upon seeing some of His disciples eating bread with ‘unclean’—that is, ceremonially unwashed—hands, they found fault.
3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;
(Because the Pharisees, indeed all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding to the tradition of the elders.
4 and [when they come] from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things they have received and hold—washings of cups, pitchers, copper vessels and couches.)
5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?
Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
6 And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
So in answer He said to them: “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it stands written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.
Because having left the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men—washings of pitchers and cups, and many other similar things that you do.”
9 And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
Indeed He said to them: “You are very good at nullifying the commandment of God, so that you may keep your tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’
11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];
But you say that if a man should say to father or mother, ‘Whatever profit you might have received from me is Korban’ (that is, a gift to God),
12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;
you don't even allow him to do anything for his father or his mother any more,
13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
making the Word of God of no effect by your tradition that you have handed down. Yes, you do many such things.”
14 And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:
Upon summoning the larger crowd He said to them: “Hear me, everyone, and understand:
15 there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
There is nothing outside a man that can defile him by going into him; rather, the things that come out of him, those are the ones that defile him.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
17 And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.
When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples started to question Him about the parable.
18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;
So He said to them: “Can you really be without understanding? Don't you perceive that nothing that enters a man from outside can defile him,
19 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats clean.
because it doesn't go into his heart, but into his stomach, which then expels the impure aspects of the food?”
20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
He went on to say: “That which comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
Because from within, out of men's hearts, the evil designs proceed—adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:
thefts, covetings, malignancies; deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness—
23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
all these malignant things proceed from within and defile the man.”
24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid.
Then He got ready and went from there into the region of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house and did not want anyone to know it, but He could not escape notice.
25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
In fact, as soon as she heard about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenecian by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first; it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
28 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
So she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs.”
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.
So He said to her, “Because of this saying you may go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”
30 And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
She went away to her house and found that the demon was gone and the daughter had been placed on the bed.
31 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.
Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, Jesus came to the Sea of Galilee by way of the Decapolis region.
32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
Then they brought to Him a deaf man with thick speech and begged Him to place His hand on him.
33 And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;
After taking him aside, away from the crowd, He put His fingers in his ears; He also spat and touched his tongue.
34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Then looking up to heaven He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
35 And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he began to speak clearly.
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.
Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He would command them, so much the more they would proclaim it.
37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
People were astonished beyond measure, saying: “He has done everything well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
