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Mark 7 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus.
1 Καὶ συνάγονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καί τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐλθόντες ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων·
2 And seeing some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled (that is, unwashed), they found fault.
2 καὶ ἰδόντες τινὰς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ κοιναῖς χερσί, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἀνίπτοις, ἐσθίοντας ἄρτους, ἐμέμψαντο·
3 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
3 οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας, οὐκ ἐσθίουσι, κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων·
4 And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
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 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat 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 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are 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 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
7 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
8 You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other similar things you do.”
8 ἀφέντες γὰρ τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ κρατεῖτε τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, βαπτισμοὺς ξεστῶν καὶ ποτηρίων, καὶ ἄλλα παρόμοια τοιαῦτα πολλὰ ποιεῖτε.
9 He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
9 καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· καλῶς ἀθετεῖτε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν τηρήσητε.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must 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 you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
11 ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, κορβᾶν, ὅ ἐστι δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,
12 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
12 καὶ οὐκέτι ἀφίετε αὐτὸν οὐδὲν ποιῆσαι τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἢ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ,
13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
13 ἀκυροῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ τῇ παραδόσει ὑμῶν ᾗ παρεδώκατε· καὶ παρόμοια τοιαῦτα πολλὰ ποιεῖτε.
14 Once again Jesus called the whole crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
14 Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος πάντα τὸν ὄχλον ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀκούετέ μου πάντες καὶ συνίετε.
15 Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.
15 οὐδέν ἐστιν ἔξωθεν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς αὐτὸν ὃ δύναται αὐτὸν κοινῶσαι, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐκπορευόμενά ἐστι τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
16 Not in this translation
17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
17 Καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ περὶ τῆς παραβολῆς.
18 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can 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 his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated, thus purifying all foods.”
19 ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται, καθαρίζον πάντα τὰ βρώματα.
20 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
20 ἔλεγε δὲ ὅτι τὸ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκπορευόμενον, ἐκεῖνο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, adultery, sexual immorality, murder, theft,
21 ἔσωθεν γὰρ ἐκ τῆς καρδίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ διαλογισμοὶ οἱ κακοὶ ἐκπορεύονται, μοιχεῖαι, πορνεῖαι, φόνοι,
22 greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
22 κλοπαί, πλεονεξίαι, πονηρίαι, δόλος, ἀσέλγεια, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός, βλασφημία, ὑπερηφανία, ἀφροσύνη·
23 All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
23 πάντα ταῦτα τὰ πονηρὰ ἔσωθεν ἐκπορεύεται καὶ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
24 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
24 Καὶ ἐκεῖθεν ἀναστὰς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὰ μεθόρια Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος. καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς οἰκίαν οὐδένα ἤθελε γνῶναι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθη λαθεῖν.
25 For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
25 ἀκούσασα γὰρ γυνὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ, ἧς εἶχε τὸ θυγάτριον αὐτῆς πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον, ἐλθοῦσα προσέπεσε πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ·
26 Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive 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 “First let the children have their fill,” Jesus said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss 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 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “for 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 Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
29 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· διὰ τοῦτον τὸν λόγον ὕπαγε· ἐξελήλυθε τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐκ τῆς θυγατρός σου.
30 And she went home and found the demon was gone, and her daughter was lying on the bed.
30 καὶ ἀπελθοῦσα εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς εὗρε τὸ παιδίον βεβλημένον ἐπὶ τὴν κλίνην καὶ τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐξεληλυθός.
31 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and Sidon and went toward the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
31 Καὶ πάλιν ἐξελθὼν ἐκ τῶν ὁρίων Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος ἦλθε πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὁρίων Δεκαπόλεως.
32 Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
32 καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφὸν μογιλάλον καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα.
33 So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s 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 sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
34 καὶ ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐστέναξε καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἐφφαθά, ὅ ἐστι διανοίχθητι.
35 Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
35 καὶ εὐθέως διηνοίχθησαν αὐτοῦ αἱ ἀκοαὶ καὶ ἐλύθη ὁ δεσμὸς τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλει ὀρθῶς.
36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
36 καὶ διεστείλατο αὐτοῖς ἵνα μηδενὶ εἴπωσιν· ὅσον δὲ αὐτὸς αὐτοῖς διεστέλλετο, μᾶλλον περισσότερον ἐκήρυσσον.
37 The people were utterly astonished and said, “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)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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)