Mark 7
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The Tradition of the Elders
Mt 15:1–20
1#Mk 3:22The Pharisees and certain scribes who came from Jerusalem gathered around Him. 2#Ac 10:28; Ro 14:14When they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, ritually unwashed hands, they found fault. 3#Mk 7:13; Gal 1:14For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands ritually, do not eat, keeping the tradition of the elders. 4#Mt 23:25; Jn 2:6When 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 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?”
6#Isa 29:13; Eze 33:31He answered, “Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘These people honor Me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from Me.
7#Mt 6:7; Col 2:22 In vain do they worship Me,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’#–8 Ge 2:24.
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.”
9#Mk 7:13; Gal 2:21And He said to them, “You full well reject the commandment of God so that you may keep your own tradition. 10#Ex 20:12; 21:17; Dt 5:16For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’#–11 Ps 118:22–23. and, ‘Whoever curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’#Ex 21:17; Lev 20:9. 11#Mt 23:18But you say, ‘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, 13#Mk 7:9making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, 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.”
17#Mt 15:15; 13:36When He had left the people and entered the house, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. 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, 19#Ac 10:15; 1Co 6:13because it does not enter his heart, but into his stomach, and goes out into the sewer, thus purifying all foods?”
20#Jas 3:6And He said, “What comes out of a man is what defiles a man. 21#Jer 17:9For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, murder, 22#Mt 20:15theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride and foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”
The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
Mt 15:21–28
24#Mt 15:21–28From 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.
27#Mt 7:6Jesus 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.”
28She answered, “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 Healed
31#Mt 4:25; Mk 5:20Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis. 32#Mk 5:23; Lk 11:14They brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking. And they pleaded with Him to put His hand on him.
33#Mk 8:23He took him aside from the crowd, and put His fingers into his ears, and spat and touched his tongue. 34#Mk 8:12; 6:41Looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35#Isa 35:5–6Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke correctly.
36#Mt 8:4He ordered them to tell no one. 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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Mark 7
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1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, arriving from Jerusalem, gathered together before him.
2 And when they had seen certain ones from his disciples eating bread with common hands, that is, with unwashed hands, they disparaged them.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat without repeatedly washing their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders.
4 And 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.
5 And 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?"
6 But 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.
7 And in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.'
8 For 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."
9 And he said to them: "You effectively nullify the precept of God, so that you may observe your own tradition.
10 For Moses said: 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever will have cursed father or mother, let him die a death.'
11 But 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,'
12 then you do not release him to do anything for his father or mother,
13 rescinding the word of God through your tradition, which you have handed down. And you do many other similar things in this way."
14 And again, calling the crowd to him, he said to them: "Listen to me, all of you, and understand.
15 There is nothing from outside a man which, by entering into him, is able to defile him. But the things which procede from a man, these are what pollute a man.
16 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
17 And when he had entered into the house, away from the crowd, his disciples questioned him about the parable.
18 And 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?
19 For 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.
21 For from within, from the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 thefts, avarice, wickedness, deceitfulness, homosexuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, self-exaltation, foolishness.
23 All these evils procede from within and pollute a man."
24 And 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.
25 For a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit, as soon as she heard about him, entered and fell prostrate at his feet.
26 For the woman was a Gentile, by birth a Syro-Phoenician. And she petitioned him, so that he would cast the demon from her daughter.
27 And 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."
28 But she responded by saying to him: "Certainly, Lord. Yet the young dogs also eat, under the table, from the crumbs of the children."
29 And he said to her, "Because of this saying, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."
30 And when she had gone to her house, she found the girl lying on the bed; and the demon had gone away.
31 And 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.
32 And they brought someone who was deaf and mute to him. And they begged him, so that he would lay his hand upon him.
33 And taking him away from the crowd, he put his fingers into his ears; and spitting, he touched his tongue.
34 And gazing up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: "Ephphatha," which is, "Be opened."
35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke correctly.
36 And he instructed them not to tell anyone. But as much as he instructed them, so much more did they preach about it.
37 And 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."
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