Mark 7
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The Tradition of the Elders
Mt 15:1–20
1The Pharisees and certain scribes who came from Jerusalem gathered around Him. # Mk 3:22 2When they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, ritually unwashed hands, they found fault. # Ac 10:28; Ro 14:14 3For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands ritually, do not eat, keeping the tradition of the elders. # Mt 15:2; Mk 7:13; Gal 1:14 4When they come from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other traditions which they have received and observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers # Mt 23:25; Jn 2:6 and bronze vessels and dining couches.
5So the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”
6He answered, “Isaiah has prophesied well about you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘These people honor Me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from Me. # Isa 29:13; Eze 33:31
7In vain do they worship Me,
teaching as instructions from the precepts of men.’ # Mt 6:7; Col 2:22 # 7:6–7 Isa 29:13.
8For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”
9And He said to them, “You full well reject the commandment of God so that you may keep your own tradition. # Mk 7:13; Gal 2:21 10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ # Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16 # 7:10 Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16. and, ‘Whoever curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ # Ex 21:17; Lev 20:9 # 7:10 Ex 21:17; Lev 20:9. 11But you say, # Mt 23:18 ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “It is Corban,” that is to say, “What you would have profited from me is a gift to God,” he shall be free.’ 12Then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, 13making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, # Mk 7:9 which you have delivered. And you do many similar things.”
14When He had called all the people to Him, He said, “Listen to Me, every one of you, and understand: 15There is nothing from outside a man that by entering him can defile him. But the things which come out of the man are what defile him. 16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
17When He had left the people and entered the house, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. # Mt 13:36; 15:15 18He said to them, “Are you so without understanding also? Do you not know that anything from the outside that enters a man cannot defile him, 19because it does not enter his heart, but into his stomach, and goes out into the sewer, thus purifying all foods?” # Ac 10:15; 1Co 6:13
20And He said, “What comes out of a man is what defiles a man. # Jas 3:6 21For from within, out of the heart of men, # Jer 17:9 proceed evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, murder, 22theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an envious eye, # Mt 20:15 blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”
The Syrophoenician Woman
Mt 15:21–28
24From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and would have no one know it. Yet He could not be hidden. 25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of Him, and came and fell at His feet. 26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she begged Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
27Jesus said to her, “Let the children first be filled. For it is not fitting to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” # Mt 7:6
28But she answered Him, “Yes, Lord. Yet the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29Then He said to her, “For this answer, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
30When she had come to her house, she found the demon had gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.
The Deaf and Mute Man
31Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis. # Mt 4:25; Mk 5:20 32They brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking. # Lk 11:14 And they pleaded with Him to put His hand on him. # Mk 5:23
33He took him aside from the crowd, and put His fingers into his ears, and spit and touched his tongue. # Mk 8:23 34Looking up to heaven, # Mk 6:41 He sighed, # Mk 8:12 and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke correctly. # Isa 35:5–6
36He ordered them to tell no one. # Mt 8:4 But the more He ordered them, the more they greatly proclaimed it. 37They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
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