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

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,

2 N ow when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands -- that is, unwashed -- eating bread, they found fault;

3 F or the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

4 W hen 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.

and, from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

5 T hen 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?”

Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, `Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

6 H e 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.

and he answering said to them -- `Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honor Me, and their heart is far from Me;

7 A nd in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;

8 F or 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.”

for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'

9 H e said to them, “ All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

10 F or Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

11 B ut 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 ),

and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,

12 t hen you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,

and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,

13 m aking the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'

14 W hen He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:

And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, `Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;

15 T here 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.

there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.

16 I f anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

17 W hen He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,

18 S o He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?

19 b ecause it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?”

because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'

20 A nd He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.

And he said -- `That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;

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

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

22 t hefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

23 A ll these evil things come from within and defile a man.” A Gentile Shows Her Faith

all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'

24 F rom 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.

And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,

25 F or a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet.

for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, --

26 T he woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation -- and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.

27 B ut 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.”

And Jesus said to her, `Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

28 A nd she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”

And she answered and saith to him, `Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'

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

And he said to her, `Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'

30 A nd 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

and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.

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

And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,

32 T hen 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.

and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.

33 A nd He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.

And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,

34 T hen, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,' that is, `Be thou opened;'

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

and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain.

36 T hen He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming,

37 A nd they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, `Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'