Mark 7
1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,
2 Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.
And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.
Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:
4 They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)
And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep — washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.
5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?
6 He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
8 “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”
For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.
9 He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:
11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” that is to say, given to God,
But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,
12 “then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,
You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;
13 making void the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”
Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.
14 He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:
15 There is nothing from outside of 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 outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.
16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
17 When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
18 He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,
And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,
19 because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”
Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.
20 He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.
21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
22 covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
23 All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”
All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.
24 From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.
And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.
25 For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.
27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.
28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children.
29 He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.
30 She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.
And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.
31 Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.
And again he went out from Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the country of Decapolis.
32 They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.
And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.
33 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 on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;
34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.
35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.
36 He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.
37 They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.
