Mark 7
1. 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 eat * bread with defiled, that is to say * , with unwashen, hands, they found fault * .
3. 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,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. 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. 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. Howbeit in vain do they worship * me, teaching * for doctrines the commandments of men.
8. 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 * unto them, Full well ye reject * the commandment of God, that ye may keep * your own tradition.
10. For Moses said * , Honour * thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth * father or mother, let him die * the death:
11. 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. And ye suffer * him no more to do * ought for his father or his mother;
13. 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 * all the people unto him, he said * unto them,Hearken * unto me every one of you, and understand * :
15. 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 any man have * ears to hear * , let him hear * .
17. And when he was entered * into the house from the people, his disciples asked * him concerning the parable.
18. 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;
19. Because it entereth * not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out * into the draught, purging * all meats?
20. And he said * , That which cometh * out of the man, that defileth * the man.
21. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed * evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22. Thefts, covetousness, wickedness,deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye,blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23. All these evil things come * from within, and defile * the man.
24. 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. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had * an unclean spirit, heard * of him, and came * and fell * at his feet:
26. The woman was * a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought * him that he would cast forth * the devil out of her daughter.
27. 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 * and said * unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat * of the children's crumbs.
29. And he said * unto her, For this saying go thy way * ; the devil is gone * out of thy daughter.
30. And when she was come * to her house, she found * the devil gone out * , and her daughter laid * upon the bed.
31. 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 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 multitude, and put * his fingers into his ears, and he spit * , and touched * his tongue;
34. And looking up * to heaven,he sighed * , and saith * unto him, Ephphatha, that is * , Be opened * .
35. And straightway his ears were opened * , and the string of his tongue was loosed * , and he spake * plain.
36. 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 were beyond measure astonished * , saying * , He hath done * all things well: he maketh * both the deaf to hear * , and the dumb to speak * .
