Mark 7

¹ Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

² Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.

³ (For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

⁴ They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

⁵ The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”

⁶ He answered 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. Fathers

⁷ They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

⁸ “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men – the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”

⁹ He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

¹⁰ For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ CCC

¹¹ But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” that is to say, given to God, CCC

¹² “then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, CCC

¹³ making void the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. You do many things like this.” CCC

¹⁴ He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. CCC

¹⁵ There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

¹⁶ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

¹⁷ When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

¹⁸ He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, CCC

¹⁹ because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?” CCC

²⁰ He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. CCC

²¹ For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, CCC

²² covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

²³ All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”

²⁴ From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.

²⁵ For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

²⁶ Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.

²⁷ But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

²⁸ But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

²⁹ He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” CCC

³⁰ She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.

³¹ Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.

³² They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him. CCC

³³ He took him aside from the multitude privately and put his fingers into his ears; and he spat and touched his tongue. CCC

³⁴ Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” CCC

³⁵ Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly. CCC

³⁶ He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it. CCC

³⁷ They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

¹ AAnd there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.

² And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

³ For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients.

⁴ And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots and of brazen vessels and of beds.

⁵ And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?

⁶ But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Fathers

⁷ And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.

⁸ For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these.

⁹ And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

¹⁰ For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother. And He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die. CCC

¹¹ But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee. CCC

¹² And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother, CCC

¹³ Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do. CCC

¹⁴ And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand. CCC

¹⁵ There is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man.

¹⁶ If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁷ And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

¹⁸ And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? Understand you not that every thing from without entering into a man cannot defile him: CCC

¹⁹ Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats? CCC

²⁰ But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man. CCC

²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, CCC

²² Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

²³ All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

²⁴ And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know it. And he could not be hid.

²⁵ For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet.

²⁶ For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

²⁷ Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

²⁸ But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.

²⁹ And he said to her: For this saying, go thy way. The devil is gone out of thy daughter. CCC

³⁰ And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed and that the devil was gone out.

³¹ And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

³² And they bring to him one deaf and dumb: and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him. CCC

³³ And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears: and spitting, he touched his tongue. CCC

³⁴ And looking up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened. CCC

³⁵ And immediately his ears were opened and the string of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right. CCC

³⁶ And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it. CCC

³⁷ And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well. He hath made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.