Mark 7 Darby Translation
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PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem, are gathered together to him,
1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
1 Καὶ συνάγονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καί τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐλθόντες ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων·
2 and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,
2 Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.
2 καὶ ἰδόντες τινὰς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ κοιναῖς χερσί, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἀνίπτοις, ἐσθίοντας ἄρτους, ἐμέμψαντο·
3 (for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.
3 οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας, οὐκ ἐσθίουσι, κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων·
4 and [on coming] from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),
4 They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)
4 καὶ ἀπὸ ἀγορᾶς, ἐὰν μὴ βαπτίσωνται, οὐκ ἐσθίουσι· καὶ ἄλλα πολλά ἐστιν ἃ παρέλαβον κρατεῖν, βαπτισμοὺς ποτηρίων καὶ ξεστῶν καὶ χαλκίων καὶ κλινῶν·
5 then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?
5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
5 ἔπειτα ἐπερωτῶσιν αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς· διατί οὐ περιπατοῦσιν οἱ μαθηταί σου κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀλλ᾽ ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν ἐσθίουσι τὸν ἄρτον;
6 But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.
6 He answered 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.
6 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι καλῶς προεφήτευσεν Ἡσαΐας περὶ ὑμῶν τῶν ὑποκριτῶν, ὡς γέγραπται· οὗτος ὁ λαὸς τοῖς χείλεσί με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ·
7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching [as their] teachings commandments of men.
7 They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
7 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
8 [For], leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men [to keep] — washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.
8 “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”
8 ἀφέντες γὰρ τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ κρατεῖτε τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, βαπτισμοὺς ξεστῶν καὶ ποτηρίων, καὶ ἄλλα παρόμοια τοιαῦτα πολλὰ ποιεῖτε.
9 And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves [to keep].
9 He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
9 καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· καλῶς ἀθετεῖτε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν τηρήσητε.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
10 Μωϋσῆς γὰρ εἶπε· τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου· καί ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω·
11 But ye say, If a man say to his father or his mother, [It is] corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by...
11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” that is to say, given to God,
11 ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, κορβᾶν, ὅ ἐστι δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,
12 And ye no longer suffer him to do anything for his father or his mother;
12 “then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,
12 καὶ οὐκέτι ἀφίετε αὐτὸν οὐδὲν ποιῆσαι τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἢ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ,
13 making void the word of God by your traditional teaching which ye have delivered; and many such like things ye do.
13 making void the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”
13 ἀκυροῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ τῇ παραδόσει ὑμῶν ᾗ παρεδώκατε· καὶ παρόμοια τοιαῦτα πολλὰ ποιεῖτε.
14 And having called again the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all [of you], and understand:
14 He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
14 Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος πάντα τὸν ὄχλον ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀκούετέ μου πάντες καὶ συνίετε.
15 There is nothing from outside a man entering into him which can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which defile the man.
15 There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
15 οὐδέν ἐστιν ἔξωθεν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς αὐτὸν ὃ δύναται αὐτὸν κοινῶσαι, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐκπορευόμενά ἐστι τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
16 If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.
16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
16 Not in this translation
17 And when he went indoors from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
17 When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
17 Καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ περὶ τῆς παραβολῆς.
18 And he says to them, Are ye also thus unintelligent? Do ye not perceive that all that is outside entering into the man cannot defile him,
18 He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,
18 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· οὕτω καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀσύνετοί ἐστε; οὔπω νοεῖτε ὅτι πᾶν τὸ ἔξωθεν εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον οὐ δύναται αὐτὸν κοινῶσαι;
19 because it does not enter into his heart but into his belly, and goes out into the draught, purging all meats?
19 because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”
19 ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται, καθαρίζον πάντα τὰ βρώματα.
20 And he said, That which goes forth out of the man, that defiles the man.
20 He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
20 ἔλεγε δὲ ὅτι τὸ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκπορευόμενον, ἐκεῖνο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
21 ἔσωθεν γὰρ ἐκ τῆς καρδίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ διαλογισμοὶ οἱ κακοὶ ἐκπορεύονται, μοιχεῖαι, πορνεῖαι, φόνοι,
22 thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;
22 covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
22 κλοπαί, πλεονεξίαι, πονηρίαι, δόλος, ἀσέλγεια, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός, βλασφημία, ὑπερηφανία, ἀφροσύνη·
23 all these wicked things go forth from within and defile the man.
23 All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”
23 πάντα ταῦτα τὰ πονηρὰ ἔσωθεν ἐκπορεύεται καὶ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
24 And he rose up and went away thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and having entered into a house he would not have any one know [it], and he could not be hid.
24 From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.
24 Καὶ ἐκεῖθεν ἀναστὰς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὰ μεθόρια Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος. καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς οἰκίαν οὐδένα ἤθελε γνῶναι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθη λαθεῖν.
25 But immediately a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell at his feet
25 For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
25 ἀκούσασα γὰρ γυνὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ, ἧς εἶχε τὸ θυγάτριον αὐτῆς πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον, ἐλθοῦσα προσέπεσε πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ·
26 (and the woman was a Greek, Syrophenician by race), and asked him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
26 ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἦν Ἑλληνίς, Συροφοινίκισσα τῷ γένει· καὶ ἠρώτα αὐτὸν ἵνα τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐκβάλῃ ἐκ τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς.
27 But [Jesus] said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.
27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ· ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα· οὐ γάρ ἐστι καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ τοῖς κυναρίοις βαλεῖν.
28 But she answered and says to him, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
28 ἡ δὲ ἀπεκρίθη καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ναί, Κύριε· καὶ τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης ἐσθίουσιν ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων.
29 And he said to her, Because of this word, go thy way, the demon is gone out of thy daughter.
29 He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
29 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· διὰ τοῦτον τὸν λόγον ὕπαγε· ἐξελήλυθε τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐκ τῆς θυγατρός σου.
30 And having gone away to her house she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.
30 She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.
30 καὶ ἀπελθοῦσα εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς εὗρε τὸ παιδίον βεβλημένον ἐπὶ τὴν κλίνην καὶ τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐξεληλυθός.
31 And again having left the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
31 Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.
31 Καὶ πάλιν ἐξελθὼν ἐκ τῶν ὁρίων Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος ἦλθε πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὁρίων Δεκαπόλεως.
32 And they bring to him a deaf [man] who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.
32 They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.
32 καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφὸν μογιλάλον καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα.
33 And having taken him away from the crowd apart, he put his fingers to his ears; and having spit, he touched his tongue;
33 He took him aside from the multitude privately and put his fingers into his ears; and he spat and touched his tongue.
33 καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἔβαλε τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ,
34 and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
34 καὶ ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐστέναξε καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἐφφαθά, ὅ ἐστι διανοίχθητι.
35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the band of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right.
35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
35 καὶ εὐθέως διηνοίχθησαν αὐτοῦ αἱ ἀκοαὶ καὶ ἐλύθη ὁ δεσμὸς τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλει ὀρθῶς.
36 And he charged them that they should speak to no one [of it]. But so much the more he charged them, so much the more abundantly they proclaimed it;
36 He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
36 καὶ διεστείλατο αὐτοῖς ἵνα μηδενὶ εἴπωσιν· ὅσον δὲ αὐτὸς αὐτοῖς διεστέλλετο, μᾶλλον περισσότερον ἐκήρυσσον.
37 and they were astonished above measure, saying, He does all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the speechless to speak.
37 They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
37 καὶ ὑπερπερισσῶς ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες· καλῶς πάντα πεποίηκε· καὶ τοὺς κωφοὺς ποιεῖ ἀκούειν καὶ τοὺς ἀλάλους λαλεῖν.
Cross references (35)
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- 1 Matthew 15:1–20; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:53–54; Luke 5:17
- 2 Acts 10:28; Matthew 7:3–5; Romans 14:14; Acts 11:8; Acts 10:14–15
- 3 Galatians 1:14; Mark 7:13; Colossians 2:8; Colossians 2:21–23; Mark 7:7–10
- 4 Matthew 23:25; Luke 11:38–39; Hebrews 9:10; Isaiah 1:16; Jeremiah 4:14
- 5 Acts 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Galatians 1:14; Matthew 15:2; Acts 21:24
- 6 Isaiah 29:13; Titus 1:16; Matthew 15:7–9; Ezekiel 33:31; 2 Timothy 3:5
- 7 Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15:9; James 1:26; Colossians 2:22; Matthew 6:7
- 8 Mark 7:3–4; Isaiah 1:12
- 9 Isaiah 29:13; Jeremiah 44:16–17; Galatians 2:21; Isaiah 24:5; Matthew 15:3–6
- 10 Exodus 21:17; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16; Leviticus 20:9; Matthew 15:4
- 11 Matthew 23:18; 1 Timothy 5:4–8; Matthew 15:5
- 13 Mark 7:9; Titus 1:14; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 5:17–20; Matthew 15:6
- 14 Matthew 15:10; Proverbs 8:5; Isaiah 6:9; Acts 8:30; Psalm 94:8
- 15 Proverbs 4:23; Titus 1:15; Leviticus 11:42–47; Hebrews 13:9; Matthew 12:34
- 17 Matthew 15:15; Matthew 13:36; Mark 9:28; Mark 4:10; Mark 4:34
- 18 Matthew 15:16–17; Hebrews 5:11; Luke 24:25; Isaiah 28:9–10; Matthew 16:11
- 19 Matthew 15:17; 1 Corinthians 6:13; Luke 11:41; Colossians 2:21–22; Acts 11:9
- 20 James 3:6; James 1:14–15; James 4:1; Mark 7:15; Matthew 12:34–37
- 21 Jeremiah 17:9; James 4:1–3; Romans 8:7–8; Galatians 5:19–21; Matthew 15:19
- 22 Matthew 20:15; Obadiah 3–4; Matthew 6:23; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Ecclesiastes 7:25
- 23 Mark 7:15; Titus 1:15; 1 Corinthians 3:17; Jude 8; Mark 7:18
- 24 Matthew 15:21–28; Matthew 11:21; Ezekiel 28:2; Mark 6:31–32; Mark 3:7–8
- 25 Matthew 15:22; Mark 5:22–23; Mark 9:17–23; Mark 5:33; Mark 1:40
- 26 Matthew 15:22; Galatians 3:28; Isaiah 49:12; Colossians 3:11
- 27 Matthew 15:23–28; Matthew 7:6; Acts 22:21; Matthew 10:5; Ephesians 2:12
- 28 Romans 10:12; Romans 3:29; Luke 15:30–32; Acts 11:17–18; Isaiah 45:22
- 29 Matthew 5:3; Matthew 8:9–13; Isaiah 66:2; 1 John 3:8; Isaiah 57:15–16
- 30 John 4:50–52; 1 John 3:8
- 31 Mark 5:20; Matthew 4:25; Matthew 15:29–31; Mark 7:24; Matthew 4:18
- 32 Luke 11:14; Mark 5:23; Matthew 9:32–33
- 33 Mark 8:23; John 9:6–7; Mark 5:40; 1 Kings 17:19–22; 2 Kings 4:33–34
- 34 John 11:41; Mark 5:41; Mark 6:41; Acts 9:34; John 11:33
- 35 Isaiah 35:5–6; Psalm 33:9; Matthew 11:5; Mark 2:12; Isaiah 32:3–4
- 36 Matthew 8:4; Mark 1:44–45; Mark 5:43; Mark 3:12; Mark 8:26
- 37 Mark 6:51; Exodus 4:10–11; Mark 5:42; Mark 4:41; Mark 2:12
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For [the Scripture] saith in a certain place, "This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me." And again: "They bless with their mouth, but curse with their heart." And again it saith, "They loved Him with their mouth, and lied to Him with their tongue; but their heart was not right with Him, neither …
Have ye not heard the prophet, saying (or rather God by the prophet), "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me?" Therefore, lest this be our case too, wipe thou out the letters, or rather the impressions, which the devil hath engraven in thy soul; and bring me a heart set free from worldly …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
And further, the divine Gospel says, The Lord came into the borders of Tyre and Sidon and entered into a house, and would have no man know it; but He could not be hid.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
And Mark again makes this plainer, by saying, "It is Corban, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;" which means, not a gift and present, but properly an offering.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)