1 N ow there gathered together to the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.

2 F or they had seen that some of His disciples ate with common hands, that is, unwashed '> ceremonial washing]—

Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed 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 do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, 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—

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.

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 do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed 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 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.

7 I n vain (fruitlessly and without profit) do they worship Me, ordering and teaching as doctrines the commandments and precepts of men.

And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as 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, you hold the tradition of men —the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you 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)!

He said to them, “ All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your 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, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to 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 you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God ),

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

then you no longer let him do anything 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 no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

14 A nd He called the people to again and said to them, Listen to Me, all of you, and understand.

When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, 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 that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

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

If anyone has 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.

When He had entered a house away from the crowd, 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,

So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside 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 does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?”

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

And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a 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, lewdness, 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 a man.” A Gentile Shows Her Faith

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.

From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.

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 woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she 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 Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon 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 to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little 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 to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from 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.

Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

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

And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute

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.

Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee.

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.

Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on 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 in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.

34 A nd looking up to heaven, He sighed as He said, Ephphatha, which means, Be opened!

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to 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.

Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

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.

Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed 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 they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”