Mark

7 And the Pharisees and certain of the Scribes who have come from Jerusalem gather themselves together unto him;

2 and observing certain of his disciples, that with defiled hands, that is unwashed they are eating bread——

3 for the Pharisees and all the Jews unless with care they wash their hands eat not, holding fast the tradition of the elders;

4 and coming from market, unless they sprinkle themselves they eat not,—and many other things there are which they have accepted to hold fast,—immersions of cups and measures and copper vessels——

5 and so the Pharisees and the Scribes question him—For what cause do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with defiled hands eat bread?

6 But he said unto them—Well prophesied Isaiah concerning you, ye hypocrites, as it is written—This people with the lips do honour me, While their heart far off holdeth from me,—

7 But in vain do they pay devotions unto me, Teaching for teachings the commandments of men:

8 Having dismissed the commandment of God ye hold fast the tradition of men.

9 And he was saying to them—Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that your own tradition ye may observe;

10 For Moses said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother let him surely die,—

11 But ye say—If a man shall say to his father or his mother, Korban! that is, A gift, whatsoever out of me thou mightest be profited

12 no longer do ye suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother,—

13 cancelling the word of God by your tradition which ye have delivered. And many such similar things are ye doing!

14 And again calling near the multitude he was saying unto them—Hearken to me all! and understand:

15 Nothing is there from without the man entering into him, which can defile him; But the things which out of the man come forth are the things that defile the man.

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17 And when he entered into a house from the multitudes his disciples began to question him as to the parable;

18 And he saith unto them—Thus are ye also without discernment? Perceive ye not that nothing from without entering into the man can defile him;

19 because it entereth not into his heart, but into his stomach, and into the draught is passed—purifying all foods?

20 And he was saying—That which out of the man cometh forth that defileth the man;

21 For from within, out of the heart of men the base designs come forth,—fornications, thefts,

22 murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness,—

23 all these wicked things from within come forth, and defile the man.

24 And from thence arising he departed into the bounds of Tyre [and Zidon]. And entering into a house he was wishing no one to know it, and yet could not escape notice,—

25 but straightway a woman hearing about him whose daughter had an impure spirit she came and fell down at his feet.

26 Now the woman was a Grecian, a Syrophoenician by race,—and she was requesting him that the demon he would cast forth out of her daughter.

27 And he was saying to her—Suffer the children first to be fed; for it is not seemly to take the bread of the children, and unto the little dogs to cast it;

28 but she answered and saith to him—Yea Lord! and yet the little dogs under the table do eat of the crumbs of the children;

29 and he said to her—Because of this word go thy way, the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;

30 and departing unto her house she found the child laid prostrate on the couch, and the demon gone forth.

31 And again coming forth out of the bounds of Tyre he came unto the sea of Galilee through the midst of the bounds of Decapolis.

32 And they bring to him one deaf and stammering, and beseech him that he would lay upon him his hand.

33 And taking him away from the multitude apart he thrust his fingers into his ears, and spitting touched his tongue;

34 and looking up into the heaven sighed deeply and saith unto him—Ephphatha! that is, Be opened!

35 and his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed,—and he was speaking correctly.

36 And he charged them that they should be telling no one,—but as much as to them he gave charge they exceeding more abundantly were making proclamation.

37 And superabundantly were they being struck with astonishment, saying—Well hath he all things done,—Both the deaf he causeth to hear, and the dumb to speak.