Mark 7
1 Then came together to him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem.
One day the Pharisees came to him in a body with some Scribes who had come from Jerusalem.
2 And when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashed, hands, they found fault.
They had noticed that some of his disciples were eating with "common," that is to say, unwashed hands.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat until they have ceremoniously washed their hands in obedience to the tradition of the elders;
4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there are, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, and of brasen vessels, and tables.
and when they come from the market-place they do not eat without bathing first. and they have many other customs which they have received and observe, such as the washing of cups and jugs and copper pans.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?
So the Pharisees and Scribes asked him. "Why do your disciples not follow the traditions of the elders? Why do they eat with ‘common’ unwashed hands?"
6 He answered and said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
"Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, hypocrites," he answered. "As it is written, "This people honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far from me;
7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
But in vain do they worship me, For their teaching is only human precepts.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
"You neglect the commandment of God, and hold fast the traditions of men."
9 And he said to them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
"It is praiseworthy, is it," he exclaimed, "to reject the command of God that you may keep your tradition!
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoever curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
For although Moses said, Honor your father and mother, and Let him who curses father or mother suffer death,
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
you say that if a man tells his father or mother, ‘This money which otherwise you would have received from me, is Korban’ (that is, a thing devoted to God),
12 And ye permit him no more to do any thing for his father or his mother;
you exempt him from doing any service for his father or mother.
13 Making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
Thus by your tradition which you have handed down you set at naught the word of God; and you do many other things like that."
14 And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Hearken to me each one of you, and understand:
Then again he called the crowd to him and said.
15 There is nothing from outside of a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
"Listen to me, all of you, and understand; there is nothing outside a man which by entering in can defile him; but it is what comes from him that defiled him."
16 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he had entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
After he had left the crowd and gone indoors his disciples began asking him about the parable.
18 And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from outside entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
"Are even you without understanding?" he said. "Do you not perceive that nothing whatever from without can defile a man by entering him,
19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach, and goeth out into the draught, purging all foods?
because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.
20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
"What comes out of a man," he continued, "is what defiles him.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes -
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly -
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."
24 And from there he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
After he rose and left that place, he went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Here he went into a house and wished no one to know it but he could not be hid.
25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.
(the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by race), and again and again she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
27 But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to the dogs.
"Let the children be filled first," he said to her. "It is unseemly to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs."
28 And she answered and said to him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
"True, Master," she answered, "but the dogs under the table do pick up the children’s crumbs."
29 And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.
"For that saying of yours, go home," he replied; "the demon has departed from your daughter."
30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon had gone out, and her daughter lying upon the bed.
So she went home, and found the child lying in her bed and the demon departed.
31 And again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.
Again he left the region of Tyre, and passed through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, crossing the District of the Ten Towns.
32 And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
And they brought to him a deaf man who stammered, and begged him to lay his hands upon him.
33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
So Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put his finger in the man’s ears, and moistened his tongue with saliva;
34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
then looking up to heaven with a sigh, he said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened.")
35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain.
And his ears were opened and the bond of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly.
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 proclaimed it;
Then Jesus charged them not to tell any one, but the more he charged them, the more they published it;
37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
and people were amazed beyond measure saying. "How successfully he does things! Even the deaf he makes to hear, and the dumb to speak."
