Mark 7
1 And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem;
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
2 and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
3 (for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding fast the tradition of the elders;
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
4 and on coming from the marketplace, unless they bathe, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the dipping of cups, and pitchers, and brazen vessels; )
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.
5 then the Pharisees and scribes ask him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands?
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.”
6 And he said to 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.
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.
7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
8 Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
9 And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
11 But ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is Corban, that is, a gift to God, [[he is not bound by the command. Thus]]
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),
12 ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his mother;
he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down; and many such things ye do.
Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
14 And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
15 Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.
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.”
17 And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
18 And he saith to them, Are ye too so without discernment? Do ye not understand that whatever thing from without entereth into a man, cannot defile him?
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
19 because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food.
because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
20 And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.
All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
24 And rising up, he departed thence into the borders of Tyre; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know it; but he could not escape notice.
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.
25 But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet.
Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.
Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27 And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.
“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.”
28 But she answered, and saith to him, Yea, Lord; even the little dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29 And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.
Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
30 And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
31 And again leaving the borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the lake of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.
Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
32 And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech, and beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
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.
33 And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, touched his tongue;
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.
34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
35 And his ears were opened; and the string of his tongue was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain.
Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
36 And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more did they publish it.
Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
