Mark 7
1 And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem;
Now the Pharisees, and some scribes who came from Jerusalem, resorted to Jesus.
2 and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,
And observing some of his disciples eating with impure hands, that is, unwashed hands;
3 (for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding fast the tradition of the elders;
(for the Pharisees, and indeed all the Jews who observed the tradition of the elders, eat not until they have have washed their hands by pouring a little water upon them:
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 if they be come from the market, by dipping them; and many other usages there are, which they have adopted, as immersions of cups and pots, and brazen vessels and beds: )
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?
then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Whence comes it that your disciples observe not the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed 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.
He answering, said to them, O hypocrites! well do you suit the character, which Isaiah gave of you, when he said, This people honor me with their lips; but their heart is estranged from me.
7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
In vain, however, they worship me, while they teach institutions merely human."
8 Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.
For laying aside the commandment of God, you retain the traditions of men, immersions of pots and cups, and many other similar practices.
9 And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!
You judge well, continued he, in annulling the commandment of God, to make room for your traditions.
10 For Moses said, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
For Moses has said, "Honor your father and mother" and "Whosoever reviles father or mother, shall be punished with 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 maintain, if a man say to father or mother, "Be it corban (that is, devoted) whatever of mine shall profit you";
12 ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his mother;
he must not thenceforth 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 invalidating the word of God, by the tradition which you have established. And in many other instances you act thus.
14 And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.
Then having called the whole multitude, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and be instructed.
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.
There is nothing from without, which entering into the man, can pollute him; but the things which proceed from within the man, are the things that pollute him.
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
When he had withdrawn from the people into a house, his disciples asked him the meaning of that sentence.
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?
He answered, Are you also void of understanding? Do you not perceive, that whatsoever from without enters into the man, can not pollute 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 enters not into his heart, but into his stomach, whence all impurities in the victuals pass into the sink.
20 And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.
But, added he, that which proceeds out of the man, is what pollutes the man:
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
for from within the human heart proceed vicious machinations, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,
22 thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
insatiable desires, malevolence, fraud, immodesty, envy, calumny, arrogance, levity.
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.
All these evils issue from within, and pollute the 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.
Then he arose, and went to the frontiers of Tyre and Sidon; and having entered a house, he desired that none might know of him; but he could not be concealed.
25 But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet.
For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, hearing of him, came and threw herself 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.
(the woman was a Greek, a native of Syrophenicia, ) and entreated him that he would cast 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.
Jesus answered, Let the children first be satisfied; for it is not seemly to take the children bread, and throw 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.
She replied, True, Sir; yet even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29 And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.
He said to her, For this answer go home; the demon is gone out of your daughter.
30 And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
Immediately she went home, and found her daughter lying upon the bed, and freed from the demon.
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 leaving the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he returned to the sea of Galilee, through the precincts of 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.
And they brought to him a deaf man, who had also an impediment in his speech, and entreated him to lay his hand upon him.
33 And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, touched his tongue;
Jesus having taken him aside from the crowd, spit upon his own fingers, and put them into the man's ears, and touched his tongue.
34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Then looking up to heaven, and sighing, he said, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 And his ears were opened; and the string of his tongue was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain.
Immediately his ears were opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke distinctly.
36 And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more did they publish it.
He charged them to tell no person: but the more he charged them, the more they published 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.
saying with inexpressible amazement, He does everything well: he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
