Mark 7

¹And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, arriving from Jerusalem, gathered together before him.

²And when they had seen certain ones from his disciples eating bread with common hands, that is, with unwashed hands, they disparaged them.

³For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat without repeatedly washing their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders.

⁴And when returning from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other things which have been handed down to them to observe: the washings of cups, and pitchers, and bronze containers, and beds.

⁵And so the Pharisees and the scribes questioned him: “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but they eat bread with common hands?”

⁶But in response, he said to them: “So well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, just as it has been written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

⁷And in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.’

⁸For abandoning the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men, to the washing of pitchers and cups. And you do many other things similar to these.”

⁹And he said to them: “You effectively nullify the precept of God, so that you may observe your own tradition.

¹⁰For Moses said: ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother, let him die a death.’

¹¹But you say, ‘If a man will have said to his father or mother: Korban, (which is a gift) whatever is from me will be to your benefit,’

¹²then you do not release him to do anything for his father or mother,

¹³rescinding the word of God through your tradition, which you have handed down. And you do many other similar things in this way.”

¹⁴And again, calling the crowd to him, he said to them: “Listen to me, all of you, and understand.

¹⁵There is nothing from outside a man which, by entering into him, is able to defile him. But the things which proceed from a man, these are what pollute a man.

¹⁶Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁷And when he had entered into the house, away from the crowd, his disciples questioned him about the parable.

¹⁸And he said to them: “So, are you also without prudence? Do you not understand that everything entering to a man from outside is not able to pollute him?

¹⁹For it does not enter into his heart, but into the gut, and it exits into the sewer, purging all foods.”

²⁰“But,” he said “the things which go out from a man, these pollute a man.

²¹For from within, from the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

²²thefts, avarice, wickedness, deceitfulness, homosexuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, self-exaltation, foolishness.

²³All these evils proceed from within and pollute a man.”

²⁴And rising up, he went from there to the area of Tyre and Sidon. And entering into a house, he intended no one to know about it, but he was not able to remain hidden.

²⁵For a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit, as soon as she heard about him, entered and fell prostrate at his feet.

²⁶For the woman was a Gentile, by birth a Syro-Phoenician. And she petitioned him, so that he would cast the demon from her daughter.

²⁷And he said to her: “First allow the sons to have their fill. For it is not good to take away the bread of the sons and throw it to the dogs.”

²⁸But she responded by saying to him: “Certainly, Lord. Yet the young dogs also eat, under the table, from the crumbs of the children.”

²⁹And he said to her, “Because of this saying, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

³⁰And when she had gone to her house, she found the girl lying on the bed; and the demon had gone away.

³¹And again, departing from the borders of Tyre, he went by way of Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the area of the Ten Cities.

³²And they brought someone who was deaf and mute to him. And they begged him, so that he would lay his hand upon him.

³³And taking him away from the crowd, he put his fingers into his ears; and spitting, he touched his tongue.

³⁴And gazing up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: “Ephphatha,” which is, “Be opened.”

³⁵And immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke correctly.

³⁶And he instructed them not to tell anyone. But as much as he instructed them, so much more did they preach about it.

³⁷And so much more did they wonder, saying: “He has done all things well. He has caused both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

Mark 7

¹And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.

²And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

³For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients.

⁴And 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.

⁵And 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?

⁶But 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.

⁷And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.

⁸For 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.

⁹And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

¹⁰For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother. And He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

¹¹But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee.

¹²And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,

¹³Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.

¹⁴And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand.

¹⁵There 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.

¹⁶If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁷And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

¹⁸And 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:

¹⁹Because it entereth not into his heart but goeth into his belly and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?

²⁰But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.

²¹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

²²Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

²³All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

²⁴And 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.

²⁵For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet.

²⁶For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

²⁷Who 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.

²⁸But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.

²⁹And he said to her: For this saying, go thy way. The devil is gone out of thy daughter.

³⁰And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed and that the devil was gone out.

³¹And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst the of the coasts of Decapolis.

³²And they bring to him one deaf and dumb: and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.

³³And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears: and spitting, he touched his tongue.

³⁴And looking up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.

³⁵And immediately his ears were opened and the string of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right.

³⁶And 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.

³⁷And 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.