Mark 7
1 And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,
Now the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem were gathered around Jesus.
2 and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — eating bread, they found fault;
When they saw some of his disciples eating bread with hands that were defiled (that is, unwashed), they criticized them.
3 for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,
(For none of the Pharisees or Jews eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders.
4 and, [coming] from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.
And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. There are also many other traditions they observe, such as the washing of cups, pots, copper vessels, and dining couches.)
5 Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'
Now the Pharisees and the scribes asked Jesus, “Why do yoʋr disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”
6 and he answering said to them — 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;
He answered them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'
For you have neglected the commandment of God and are holding to the tradition of men, such as various washings of pots and cups. And you do many other similar things such as these.”
9 And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;
Then he said to them, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commandment of God so that you may keep your tradition!
10 for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;
For Moses said, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely die.’
11 and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), [is] whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,
But you teach that it is acceptable for a man to say to his father or mother, ‘Whatever benefit yoʋ might have received from me is Corban’” (that is, a gift devoted to God).
12 and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,
“In this way you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother,
13 setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'
thus nullifying the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many similar things such as these.”
14 And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;
Then Jesus called over the entire crowd and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand:
15 there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.
There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
16 If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.'
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
17 And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into a house, his disciples asked him about the parable.
18 and he saith to them, 'So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?
He said to them, “So are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that whatever goes into a person from the outside cannot defile him?
19 because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'
For it does not go into his heart but into his stomach; then it goes out into the latrine, thus purifying all foods.”
20 And he said — 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;
He also said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles a person.
21 for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
For from within, from the hearts of men, come evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, murder,
22 thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;
theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
23 all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'
All these evil things come from within and defile a person.”
24 And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,
Then Jesus rose from there and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house and did not want anyone to know it, yet he could not escape notice.
25 for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, —
For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
26 and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation — and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.
(This woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth.) She asked Jesus to cast the demon out of her daughter.
27 And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.'
But Jesus said to her, “Let the children first be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
28 And she answered and saith to him, 'Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'
She answered him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.”
29 And he said to her, 'Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'
Then he said to her, “Because of this reply, yoʋ may go; the demon has come out of yoʋr daughter.”
30 and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.
And when she went to her house, she found the demon gone and her daughter lying in bed.
31 And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,
Then Jesus came back from the region of Tyre and Sidon and went to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.
32 and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.
Some people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on the man.
33 And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,
So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd. Then he put his fingers into the man's ears, spit, and touched the man's tongue.
34 and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be thou opened;'
And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha” (that is, “Be opened”).
35 and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain.
Immediately the man's ears were opened, the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking clearly.
36 And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming [it],
Then Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But as much as he ordered them not to do so, they proclaimed it all the more.
37 and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, 'Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
And they were completely astonished, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
