1 T he Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,

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

2 a nd had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.

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

3 ( For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;

For 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.

4 a nd when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

And 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—

5 T he Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?”

And 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?

6 A nd He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘ This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.

But 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.

7 ‘ But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’

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

8 N eglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

You disregard and give up and ask to depart from you the commandment of God and cling to the tradition of men.

9 H e was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

And 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)!

10 F or Moses said, ‘ Honor your father and your mother ’; and, ‘ He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death ’;

For 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.

11 b ut you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God ),’

But 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,

12 y ou no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;

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

13 t hus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” The Heart of Man

Thus 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.

14 A fter He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

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

15 t here is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.

There 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.

16 ' > If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” ]

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

17 W hen he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable.

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

18 A nd He said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

And 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,

19 b ecause it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” ( Thus He declared all foods clean.)

Since 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].

20 A nd He was saying, “ That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.

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

21 F or from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

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

22 d eeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.

Coveting (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).

23 A ll these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.” The Syrophoenician Woman

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

24 J esus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.

And 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.

25 B ut after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

Instead, 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.

26 N ow the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Now the woman was a Greek (Gentile), a Syrophoenician by nationality. And she kept begging Him to drive the demon out of her little daughter.

27 A nd He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

And 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.

28 B ut she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.”

But she answered Him, Yes, Lord, yet even the small pups under the table eat the little children’s scraps of food.

29 A nd He said to her, “Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

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

30 A nd going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.

And she went home and found the child thrown on the couch, and the demon departed.

31 A gain He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis.

Soon after this, Jesus, coming back from the region of Tyre, passed through Sidon on to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis.

32 T hey brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him.

And they brought to Him a man who was deaf and had difficulty in speaking, and they begged Jesus to place His hand upon him.

33 J esus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

And taking him aside from the crowd, He thrust His fingers into the man’s ears and spat and touched his tongue;

34 a nd looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”

And looking up to heaven, He sighed as He said, Ephphatha, which means, Be opened!

35 A nd his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.

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

36 A nd He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And 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.

37 T hey were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

And 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!