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1 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.) and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) 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 teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?” And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” 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 replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “’These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; 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 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’ in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition 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.
9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)— 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 no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.” thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.” Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” 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 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 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 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.” All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 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 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 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, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 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 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 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 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.” And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 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 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 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 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 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 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” 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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