Mark 7
1 And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.
And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,
2 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:
(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;
4 And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds.
and [when they come] from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)
5 And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?
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?
6 But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
And he said unto 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.
7 And in vain to they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
8 For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these.
Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.
9 And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.
And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
10 For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.
For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban, (which is a gift, ) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee.
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];
12 And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,
ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;
13 Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.
making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
14 And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all, and understand.
And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:
15 There is nothing from without a man that entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man.
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.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.
And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.
18 And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man cannot defile him:
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;
19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?
because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats clean.
20 But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.
And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
21 For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.
all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
24 And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know it, and he could not be hid.
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.
25 For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet.
But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
26 For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.
27 Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs.
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.
28 But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.
But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
29 And he said to her: For this saying go thy way, the devil is gone 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 when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed, and that the devil was gone out.
And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
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.
32 And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.
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.
33 And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:
And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;
34 And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.
and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.
And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.
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.
37 And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
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.
