Mark 7
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1The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus1The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,
2and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.2and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.
3(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;
4When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)4and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)
5So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?"5The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?"
6He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.6And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
7They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.'7'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
8You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions."8"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
9And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!9He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
10For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.'10"For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH';
11But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)--11but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),'
12then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother.12you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;
13Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."13thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."
14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.14After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
15Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them."15there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.
1616"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
17After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.17When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable.
18"Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?18And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,
19For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)19because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.)
20He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them.20And He was saying, "That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.
21For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder,21"For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
22adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.22deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.
23All these evils come from inside and defile a person."23"All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."
24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.24Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.
25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.25But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.
26The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.26Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
27"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs."27And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
28"Lord," she replied, "even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."28But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs."
29Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."29And He said to her, "Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."
30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.30And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.
31Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.31Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis.
32There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.32They brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him.
33After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue.33Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;
34He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means "Be opened!").34and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"
35At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.35And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.
36Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.36And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.
37People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."37They were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
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