< Mark 7 >

1 And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,
And there were gathered unto Him the pharisees, and some of the scribes, from Jerusalem;
2 and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — eating bread, they found fault;
and when they saw some of his disciples eating with impure (that is, unwashed) hands, they found fault:
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 the pharisees, and indeed all the Jews, do not eat till they have washed their hands thoroughly, observing the tradition of the ancients.
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 market, they do not eat till they have washed. And there are many other things, which they have received to observe, as the washing of cups, and pots, and brass-vessels, and seats.
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?'
Then the pharisees and the scribes ask Him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but eat without washing their 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;
But He answered them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me:
7 and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;
and in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions 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 laying aside the commandment of God, ye retain the tradition of men, as the washings of pots and cups, and many other such like things.
9 And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;
And ye expressly annul the commandment of God, that ye may retain your own 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, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death:
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 ye say, If a man tell his father or mother, That which thou mightest be profited by from me is Corban, (that is, a gift to the temple) it sufficeth:
12 and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,
and so ye allow him to do nothing more 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.'
making void the word of God by your tradition, And many such like things ye do.
14 And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;
And calling all the people to Him, He said unto them,
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.
Hear me all of you, and understand, There is nothing without a man, which entring into him can defile him: but the things proceeding from him are those which defile a man.
16 If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.'
If any one hath 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,
And when He was come into the house, away from the multitude, his disciples asked Him concerning the meaning of 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?
And He saith unto them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not know, that whatsoever from without entreth into a man 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.'
because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all his food.
20 And he said — 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;
But said He, What cometh out of a man, that defileth the man;
21 for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
for out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts,
22 thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;
adulteries, fornications, murthers, thefts, avarice, malice, deceit, lasciviousness, envy, slander, pride, folly;
23 all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'
all these evils come from within and defile the man.
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,
And He arose and went from thence to the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and going into a house He would have had no body know it, but He could not be concealed: for a woman,
25 for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, —
whose child was possessed by an evil spirit, having heard of Him, 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.
(now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation, ) and she besought Him to cast out the demon from 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 unto her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not fit 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.'
And she answered and said unto Him, True, Lord, yet the dogs under the table, eat of the children's crumbs.
29 And he said to her, 'Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'
And He said unto her, For this saying, go thy way, the demon is gone out of thy daughter.
30 and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.
And she went away to her house, and found the demon gone out, and her daughter laid on the 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,
And departing again out of the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, He came to the sea of Galilee thro' the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
32 and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.
And they brought to Him a deaf man, who had likewise an impediment in his speech, and pray Him to put his hand upon him.
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,
And He took him aside out of the croud, and He spit and put his fingers into his ears, and touched his 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 saith unto 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.
and immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake distinctly.
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],
And He charged them to tell no one, but the more He charged them, the more they published it:
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 were exceedingly astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

< Mark 7 >