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

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

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

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

3 f or 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,

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

4 a nd, 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.

and 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.)

5 T hen 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?'

The 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?”

6 a nd 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;

And 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.

7 a nd in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;

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

8 f or, 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.'

Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

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

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

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

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

11 a nd 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,

but 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 ),’

12 a nd no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,

you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;

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

thus 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

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

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

15 t here 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.

there 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.

16 I f any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

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

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

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

18 a nd 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?

And 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 t hefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.

23 a ll these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'

All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.” The Syrophoenician Woman

24 A nd 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,

Jesus 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.

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

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

26 a nd 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.

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

27 A nd 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.'

And 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

31 A nd 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,

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

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

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

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

Jesus 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 a nd 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.'

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