Mark 7
1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,
2 and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — eating bread, they found fault;
3 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,
4 And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
and, [coming] from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.
5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'
6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
and he answering said to them — 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;
7 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;
8 You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'
9 He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;
11 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), [is] whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,
12 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,
13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'
14 Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;
15 Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.
If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.'
17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,
18 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
and he saith to them, 'So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?
19 because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'
20 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
And he said — 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;
21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
22 greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;
23 All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'
24 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,
25 Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, —
26 Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation — and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.
27 “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.'
28 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
And she answered and saith to him, 'Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'
29 Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
And he said to her, 'Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'
30 And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.
31 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,
32 Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.
33 So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,
34 And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be thou opened;'
35 Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain.
36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming [it],
37 The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, 'Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
