1 N ow there gathered together to the Pharisees and 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 F or they had seen that some of His disciples ate with common hands, that is, unwashed '> ceremonial washing]—

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

3 F or the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands '> up to the elbow] with clenched fist, adhering to the tradition of their forefathers.

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

4 A nd from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they purify themselves; and there are many other traditions, the washing of cups and wooden pitchers and widemouthed jugs and utensils of copper and beds—

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 A nd the Pharisees and scribes kept asking, Why do Your disciples not order their way of living according to the tradition handed down by the forefathers, but eat with hands unwashed and ceremonially not purified?

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 B ut He said to them, Excellently and truly '> so that there will be no room for blame] did Isaiah prophesy of you, the pretenders and hypocrites, as it stands written: These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off and are far distant 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 I n vain (fruitlessly and without profit) do they worship Me, ordering and teaching as doctrines the commandments and precepts of men.

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8 Y ou disregard and give up and ask to depart from you the commandment of God and cling 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 A nd He said to them, You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition (your own human regulations)!

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10 F or Moses said, Honor (revere with tenderness of feeling and deference) your father and your mother, and, He who curses or reviles or speaks evil of or abuses or treats improperly his father or mother, let him surely die.

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11 B ut you say, A man is exempt if he tells father or mother, What you would otherwise have gained from me is Corban, that is, is a gift,

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 T hen you no longer are permitting him to do anything for father or mother.

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13 T hus you are nullifying and making void and of no effect the Word of God through your tradition, which you hand on. And many things of this kind you are doing.

making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

14 A nd He called the people to again and said to them, Listen to 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 T here is not one thing outside a man which by going into him can pollute and defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him and make him unhallowed and unclean.

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 I f any man has ears to hear, let him be listening '> perceive and comprehend by hearing].

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

17 A nd when He had left the crowd and had gone into the house, His disciples began asking Him about the parable.

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

18 A nd He said to them, Then are you also unintelligent and dull and without understanding? Do you not discern and see that whatever goes into a man from the outside cannot make him unhallowed or unclean,

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 S ince it does not reach and enter his heart but digestive tract, and so passes on ? Thus He was making and declaring all foods clean '> abolishing the ceremonial distinctions of the Levitical Law].

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

20 A nd He said, What comes out of a man is what makes a man unclean and renders unhallowed.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 F or from within, out of the hearts of men, come base and wicked thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, adultery,

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

22 C oveting (a greedy desire to have more wealth), dangerous and destructive wickedness, deceit; unrestrained (indecent) conduct; an evil eye (envy), slander (evil speaking, malicious misrepresentation, abusiveness), pride ( the sin of an uplifted heart against God and man), foolishness (folly, lack of sense, recklessness, thoughtlessness).

thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

23 A ll these evil come from within, and they make the man unclean and render him unhallowed.

all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

24 A nd Jesus arose and went away from there to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He went into a house and did not want anyone to know; but it was not possible for Him to 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 I nstead, at once, a woman whose little daughter had (was under the control of) an unclean spirit heard about Him and came and flung herself 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 N ow the woman was a Greek (Gentile), a Syrophoenician by nationality. And she kept begging Him to drive the demon out of her little 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 A nd He said to her, First let the children be fed, for it is not becoming or proper or 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 B ut she answered Him, Yes, Lord, yet even the small pups under the table eat the little children’s scraps of food.

And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.

29 A nd He said to her, Because of this saying, you may go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.

And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

30 A nd she went home and found the child thrown on the couch, and the demon departed.

And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

31 S oon after this, Jesus, coming back from the region of Tyre, passed through Sidon on to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of 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 A nd they brought to Him a man who was deaf and had difficulty in speaking, and they begged Jesus to place His hand upon 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 A nd taking him aside from the crowd, He thrust His fingers into the man’s ears and spat and 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 A nd looking up to heaven, He sighed as He said, Ephphatha, which means, Be opened!

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35 A nd his ears were opened, his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak distinctly and as he should.

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36 A nd Jesus '> in His own interest] admonished and ordered them sternly and expressly to tell no one; but the more He commanded 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 A nd they were overwhelmingly astonished, saying, He has done everything excellently (commendably and nobly)! He even makes the deaf to hear and the dumb to 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.