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Mark 7

Then the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eating with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — they found fault. Because the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders. And when they

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Then the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eating with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — they found fault. Because the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market they don't eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions they have taken up and hold to — the washing of cups and pots and bronze vessels and couches. So the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands? And he answered them, Esaias prophesied well about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. And they worship me for nothing, teaching human commandments as if they were from God. You put aside the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men — washing pots and cups, and doing many other things like that. And he said to them, You have a fine way of setting aside the commandment of God so you can keep your own tradition. Because Moses said, Honour your father and your mother, and, Whoever curses father or mother must surely die. But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, Whatever help you might have had from me is Corban — that is, a gift to God — then you don't let him do anything more for his father or his mother. So you make the word of God of no effect by the tradition you have handed down. And you do many things like that. And when he had called the whole crowd to him he said to them, Listen to me, every one of you, and understand. There is nothing outside a man that can defile him by going into him. It is the things that come out of him that defile him. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. And when he had gone into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, Are you as slow as that? Don't you see that nothing going into a man from outside can defile him, because it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, then passes out of the body, purging all food? And he said, What comes out of a man is what defiles him. Because from inside, out of the hearts of men, come evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual immorality and murders, thefts, greed, wickedness, deceit, indecency, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride and foolishness. All these evils come from inside, and they defile a man.

Then the Pharisees came together to him, and some of the scribes who came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with hands they called unwashed, they found fault. Because the Pharisees and all the Jews don't eat unless they wash their hands often, holding to the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, they don't eat unless they wash. And there are plenty of other things they've taken on to hold to — the washing of cups and pots and bronze vessels and tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands? He answered them: Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it's written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is a long way from me. But they worship me for nothing, teaching for teachings the orders of men. Because you leave the order of God and hold to the tradition of men — the washing of pots and cups. And you do plenty of other things like that. And he said to them: Full well you throw off the order of God, so you can keep your own tradition. Because Moses said: Honour your father and your mother. And: Whoever curses father or mother, let him die the death. But you say: If a man says to his father or mother: It's Corban — that is, a gift — whatever you might have got from me, he's free. And you don't let him do anything more for his father or his mother, making the word of God of no effect through your tradition that you've handed down. And you do plenty of things like that. And when he'd called all the people to him, he said to them: Listen to me every one of you, and understand. There's nothing outside a man that going into him can make him unclean. But the things that come out of him, those are what make a man unclean. If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. And when he'd gone into the house away from the people, his disciples asked him about the story. And he said to them: Are you without understanding too? Don't you see that whatever thing goes in from outside can't make a man unclean, because it doesn't go into his heart but into the belly, and goes out into the drain, making all foods clean? And he said: What comes out of a man, that's what makes a man unclean. Because from inside, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, greed, wickedness, deceit, filth, an evil eye, speaking against God, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from inside and make a man unclean.

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

1

Then the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem.

Plain English

Then the Pharisees came together to him, and some of the scribes who came from Jerusalem.

King James Version, 1611

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

2

And when they saw some of his disciples eating with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — they found fault.

Plain English

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with hands they called unwashed, they found fault.

King James Version, 1611

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

3

Because the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders.

Plain English

Because the Pharisees and all the Jews don't eat unless they wash their hands often, holding to the tradition of the elders.

King James Version, 1611

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

4

And when they come from the market they don't eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions they have taken up and hold to — the washing of cups and pots and bronze vessels and couches.

Plain English

And when they come from the market, they don't eat unless they wash. And there are plenty of other things they've taken on to hold to — the washing of cups and pots and bronze vessels and tables.

King James Version, 1611

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

5

So the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?

Plain English

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?

King James Version, 1611

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

6

And he answered them, Esaias prophesied well about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Plain English

He answered them: Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it's written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is a long way from me.

King James Version, 1611

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7

And they worship me for nothing, teaching human commandments as if they were from God.

Plain English

But they worship me for nothing, teaching for teachings the orders of men.

King James Version, 1611

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8

You put aside the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men — washing pots and cups, and doing many other things like that.

Plain English

Because you leave the order of God and hold to the tradition of men — the washing of pots and cups. And you do plenty of other things like that.

King James Version, 1611

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9

And he said to them, You have a fine way of setting aside the commandment of God so you can keep your own tradition.

Plain English

And he said to them: Full well you throw off the order of God, so you can keep your own tradition.

King James Version, 1611

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10

Because Moses said, Honour your father and your mother, and, Whoever curses father or mother must surely die.

Plain English

Because Moses said: Honour your father and your mother. And: Whoever curses father or mother, let him die the death.

King James Version, 1611

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11

But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, Whatever help you might have had from me is Corban — that is, a gift to God —

Plain English

But you say: If a man says to his father or mother: It's Corban — that is, a gift — whatever you might have got from me, he's free.

King James Version, 1611

But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

12

then you don't let him do anything more for his father or his mother.

Plain English

And you don't let him do anything more for his father or his mother,

King James Version, 1611

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13

So you make the word of God of no effect by the tradition you have handed down. And you do many things like that.

Plain English

making the word of God of no effect through your tradition that you've handed down. And you do plenty of things like that.

King James Version, 1611

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

14

And when he had called the whole crowd to him he said to them, Listen to me, every one of you, and understand.

Plain English

And when he'd called all the people to him, he said to them: Listen to me every one of you, and understand.

King James Version, 1611

And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

15

There is nothing outside a man that can defile him by going into him. It is the things that come out of him that defile him.

Plain English

There's nothing outside a man that going into him can make him unclean. But the things that come out of him, those are what make a man unclean.

King James Version, 1611

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

16

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

Plain English

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.

King James Version, 1611

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

17

And when he had gone into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.

Plain English

And when he'd gone into the house away from the people, his disciples asked him about the story.

King James Version, 1611

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

18

And he said to them, Are you as slow as that? Don't you see that nothing going into a man from outside can defile him,

Plain English

And he said to them: Are you without understanding too? Don't you see that whatever thing goes in from outside can't make a man unclean,

King James Version, 1611

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

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because it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, then passes out of the body, purging all food?

Plain English

because it doesn't go into his heart but into the belly, and goes out into the drain, making all foods clean?

King James Version, 1611

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

20

And he said, What comes out of a man is what defiles him.

Plain English

And he said: What comes out of a man, that's what makes a man unclean.

King James Version, 1611

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21

Because from inside, out of the hearts of men, come evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual immorality and murders,

Plain English

Because from inside, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders,

King James Version, 1611

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

22

thefts, greed, wickedness, deceit, indecency, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride and foolishness.

Plain English

thefts, greed, wickedness, deceit, filth, an evil eye, speaking against God, pride, foolishness.

King James Version, 1611

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

23

All these evils come from inside, and they defile a man.

Plain English

All these evil things come from inside and make a man unclean.

King James Version, 1611

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

The Greek woman

And he got up from there and went into the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house and wanted nobody to know it. But he couldn't be hidden. Because a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him and came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by birth. And she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. But Jesus said to her, Let the children be fed first. It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs. And she answered him, Yes, Lord. But even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs. And he said to her, For saying that, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter. And when she got home she found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

And from there he got up and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and went into a house and wanted nobody to know it. But he couldn't be hidden. Because a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard about him and came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to throw the demon out of her daughter. But Jesus said to her: Let the children be filled first. Because it isn't right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs. And she answered him: Yes, Lord. But even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said to her: For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter. And when she'd come to her house, she found the demon gone out and her daughter laid on the bed.

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

24

And he got up from there and went into the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house and wanted nobody to know it. But he couldn't be hidden.

Plain English

And from there he got up and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and went into a house and wanted nobody to know it. But he couldn't be hidden.

King James Version, 1611

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

25

Because a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

Plain English

Because a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

King James Version, 1611

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

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The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by birth. And she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Plain English

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to throw the demon out of her daughter.

King James Version, 1611

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

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But Jesus said to her, Let the children be fed first. It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.

Plain English

But Jesus said to her: Let the children be filled first. Because it isn't right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs.

King James Version, 1611

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

28

And she answered him, Yes, Lord. But even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.

Plain English

And she answered him: Yes, Lord. But even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

King James Version, 1611

And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.

29

And he said to her, For saying that, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.

Plain English

And he said to her: For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.

King James Version, 1611

And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

30

And when she got home she found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Plain English

And when she'd come to her house, she found the demon gone out and her daughter laid on the bed.

King James Version, 1611

And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

Ephphatha

And leaving the region of Tyre and Sidon again, he came to the Sea of Galilee, through the middle of the region of the Decapolis. And they brought him a man who was deaf and could hardly speak, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And he took him aside from the crowd on his own, and put his fingers in the man's ears, and spat and touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, Ephphatha — that is, Be opened. And straight away his ears were opened and his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. And he ordered them to tell nobody. But the more he ordered them, the more widely they spread it about. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, He has done everything well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.

And again he went from the borders of Tyre and Sidon and came to the Sea of Galilee, through the middle of the borders of Decapolis. And they bring him one who was deaf and had trouble speaking, and beg him to put his hand on him. And he took him aside from the crowd and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him: Ephphatha — that is, Be opened. And straight away his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly. And he ordered them to tell nobody. But the more he ordered them, the more they told it out, and were shocked past measure: He's done everything well. He makes both the deaf hear and the dumb speak.

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 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; And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

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And leaving the region of Tyre and Sidon again, he came to the Sea of Galilee, through the middle of the region of the Decapolis.

Plain English

And again he went from the borders of Tyre and Sidon and came to the Sea of Galilee, through the middle of the borders of Decapolis.

King James Version, 1611

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

32

And they brought him a man who was deaf and could hardly speak, and they begged him to lay his hand on him.

Plain English

And they bring him one who was deaf and had trouble speaking, and beg him to put his hand on him.

King James Version, 1611

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

33

And he took him aside from the crowd on his own, and put his fingers in the man's ears, and spat and touched his tongue.

Plain English

And he took him aside from the crowd and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue.

King James Version, 1611

And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

34

And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, Ephphatha — that is, Be opened.

Plain English

And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him: Ephphatha — that is, Be opened.

King James Version, 1611

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35

And straight away his ears were opened and his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

Plain English

And straight away his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly.

King James Version, 1611

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36

And he ordered them to tell nobody. But the more he ordered them, the more widely they spread it about.

Plain English

And he ordered them to tell nobody. But the more he ordered them, the more they told it out,

King James Version, 1611

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 they were astonished beyond measure, saying, He has done everything well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.

Plain English

and were shocked past measure: He's done everything well. He makes both the deaf hear and the dumb speak.

King James Version, 1611

And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.