Mark 7
1 The Pharisees and religious leaders who had come down from Jerusalem to meet Jesus
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
2 noticed that some of his disciples ate with “unclean” (meaning unwashed) hands.
Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.
3 (The Pharisees and all Jews don't eat until they wash their hands, following the tradition of their ancestors.
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.
4 In the same way, they don't eat when they return from the market until they have had a wash. They observe many other rituals, like the washing of cups, pots, and pans.)
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)
5 So the Pharisees and religious leaders asked Jesus, “Why don't your disciples follow the tradition of our ancestors? They eat food with unclean hands.”
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do not your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
6 Jesus replied, “Isaiah was right about you hypocrites when he said, ‘These people claim they honor me, but in their thinking they are far from me.
He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 There's no point in their worship of me, for what they teach as doctrines are merely human rules.’
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 You disregard God's law, and instead you carefully observe human traditions,” he told them.
“For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”
9 “How cleverly you set aside God's law so you can support your traditions!
He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
10 Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses their father or mother should die.’
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
11 But you say that if someone tells their father or mother, ‘Anything you might have received from me is now Corban,’ (that means dedicated to God),
But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” that is to say, given to God,
12 then you don't permit them to do anything further for their mother or father.
“then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,
13 By means of this tradition of yours that you pass down, you make God's word null and void. You do many other things like this.”
making void the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”
14 Jesus called the crowd to him again and told them, “Please, everyone listen to me and understand.
He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
15 It's not what's on the outside and goes into you that makes you unclean. It's what comes out that makes you unclean.”
There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
17 Then Jesus went inside to escape the crowd, and his disciples asked him about his illustration.
When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
18 “Don't you understand it either?” he asked them. “Don't you see that what you eat doesn't make you unclean?
He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Do not you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,
19 It doesn't go into your mind, but into your stomach, and then passes out of the body. So all foods are ceremonially ‘clean.’
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”
20 It's what comes out of you that makes you unclean.
He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
21 It's from the inside, from people's minds, that evil thoughts come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
22 greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, thoughtlessness—
covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
23 all these evils come from inside and defile people.”
All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”
24 Then Jesus left and went to the region of Tyre. He didn't want anyone to know he was staying in a house there, but he couldn't keep it a secret.
From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and did not want anyone to know it, but he could not escape notice.
25 As soon as a woman, whose little daughter had an evil spirit, heard about him she came and fell at his feet.
For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
26 The woman was Greek, born in Syrophoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive out the demon from her daughter.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
27 “First let the children eat until they're full,” Jesus replied. “It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.”
But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
28 “True, sir,” she said, “but even the dogs under the table eat the scraps the children leave.”
But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29 Jesus told her, “For such an answer you may go—the demon has left your daughter.”
He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
30 She went home and found the child lying on the bed, the demon gone.
She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.
31 Leaving the region of Tyre, Jesus passed through Sidon and then on to the Sea of Galilee and the territory of the Ten Cities.
Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.
32 There they brought him a deaf man who also could not speak properly. They asked Jesus to touch the man with his hand and heal him.
They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.
33 After Jesus took him aside from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers in the deaf man's ears. Then he touched the man's tongue with spit.
He took him aside from the multitude privately and put his fingers into his ears; and he spat and touched his tongue.
34 Jesus looked up to heaven and with a sigh he said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Open!”
Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
35 The man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was gone, and he began speaking properly.
Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
36 Jesus gave strict orders not to tell anyone, but the more he said this, the more they spread the news.
He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
37 They were totally amazed and said, “Everything he does is marvelous. He even makes the deaf hear, and the dumb speak.”
They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
