Mark 7
1 And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem;
Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came to Him in a body.
2 and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,
They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, 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 all the Jews--being, as they are, zealous for the traditions of the Elders--never eat without first carefully washing their hands,
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 when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of 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?
So the Pharisees and Scribes put the question to Him: "Why do your disciples transgress the traditions of the Elders, and eat their food with unclean 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.
"Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites," He replied; "as it is written, "'This People honour Me with their lips, while their hearts are far away from Me:
7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'
8 Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.
"You neglect God's Commandment: you hold fast to men's traditions."
9 And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!
"Praiseworthy indeed!" He added, "to set at nought God's Commandment in order to observe your own traditions!
10 For Moses said, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
For Moses said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother' and again, 'He who curses father or mother, let him die the 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, 'If a man says to his father or mother, It is a Korban (that is, a thing devoted to God), whatever it is, which otherwise you would have received from me--'
12 ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his mother;
And so you no longer allow him 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 nullifying God's precept by your tradition which you have handed down. And many things of that kind you do."
14 And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.
Then Jesus called the people to Him again. "Listen to me, all of you," He said, "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.
There is nothing outside a man which entering him can make him unclean; but it is the things which come out of a man that make him unclean."
17 And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.
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?
"Have you also so little understanding?" He replied; "do you not understand that anything whatever that enters a man from outside cannot make him unclean,
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 go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes away ejected from him?" By these words Jesus pronounced all kinds of food clean.
20 And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.
"What comes out of a man," He added, "that it is which makes him unclean.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed--fornication, theft, murder, adultery,
22 thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, reviling, pride, reckless folly:
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.
all these wicked things come out from within and make a man unclean."
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 rose and left that place and went into the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon. Here He entered a house and wished no one to know it, but He could not escape observation.
25 But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet.
Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by a foul spirit heard of Him, and came and flung 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.
She was a Gentile woman, a Syro-phoenician by nation: and again and again she begged Him to expel the demon from 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.
"Let the children first eat all they want," He said; "it is not right to take the children's 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.
"True, Sir," she replied, "and yet the dogs under the table eat the children's scraps."
29 And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.
"For those words of yours, go home," He replied; "the demon has 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.
So she went home, and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon 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.
Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns.
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.
Here they brought to Him a deaf man that stammered, on whom they begged Him to lay His hands.
33 And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, touched his tongue;
So Jesus taking him aside, apart from the crowd, put His fingers into his ears, and spat, and moistened his 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, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Open!")
35 And his ears were opened; and the string of his tongue was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain.
And the man's ears were opened, and his tongue became untied, and he began to speak perfectly.
36 And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more did they publish it.
Then Jesus charged them to tell no one; but the more He charged them, all the more did they spread the news far and wide.
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 amazement was extreme. "He succeeds in everything he attempts," they exclaimed; "he even makes deaf men hear and dumb men speak!"
