Mark 7
1 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which had come from Jerusalem,
AND the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem, collected together around him.
2 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.
And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with hands unclean, that is, unwashed, they found fault.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders:
For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands to the wrist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4 and [when they come] from the marketplace, except they wash themselves, they eat not: and many other things there be, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.
And coming from the market, unless they have washed, they never eat. And there are many other things which they have by tradition received to observe, as the washings of cups, and pots, and vessels of brass, and couches.
5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?
Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, Why do not thy disciples walk conformable to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?
6 And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
Then he answering said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, “This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
Now vainly do they worship me, while teaching doctrines the commandments of men.”
8 Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.
For leaving the command of God, ye adhere to the tradition of men, the washings of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye practise.
9 And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
And he said to them, Strangely do ye make void the command of God, that ye may observe your tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
For Moses said, “Honour thy father and thy mother:” and “he that curseth father or mother, let him assuredly be put to death.”
11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];
But ye affirm, If a man say to his father or mother, it is Corban (that is, a gift), which otherwise might have been advantageous to thee from me;
12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;
then ye permit him no more to do any thing for his father, or his mother;
13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
abrogating the word of God by the tradition, which ye have transmitted down; and many such like things ye do.
14 And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:
And he called to him all the multitude, and said unto them, hear me all of you, and understand.
15 there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him: but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.
If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.
And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;
And he saith to them, Are ye also so defective of intelligence? Do you not consider, that every thing from without that entereth into a man, cannot make him unclean?
19 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats clean.
because it entereth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the vault, carrying off all the impurities of the food.
20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
But, said he, what cometh out of a man, that makes a man unclean.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
For from within out of the heart of men proceed wicked reasonings, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
22 covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:
thefts, inordinate cravings, mischievous actions, knavery, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, folly:
23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
all these wicked things come from within, and render a person unclean.
24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it: and he could not be hid.
And rising, he departed thence into the confines of Tyre and Sidon; and entering into a house, desired that no man should know it: yet he could not be hid.
25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
For a woman hearing of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came and fell at his feet.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by birth, and she entreated him that the devil might be cast out of her daughter.
27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
And Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be fed, for it is not proper to take the children’s bread, and throw it to the dogs.
28 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord: even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
But she replied, and said to him, True, Lord, yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
And he said unto her, For this speech, go home, the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
30 And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the devil gone out.
And going to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid on a couch.
31 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.
And again departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
And they bring him a deaf man, who could scarcely articulate; and they entreat him to put his hand upon him.
33 And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;
And he took him aside out of the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue;
34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
and looking up to heaven, he heaved a deep sigh, and saith unto him, Ephphatha! that is, Be opened.
35 And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
And instantly his ears were opened, and the tie of his tongue loosed, and he spake distinctly.
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged, the more abundantly they published it abroad.
37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
And they were astonished beyond all imagination, saying, He hath done all things admirably; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
