“1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the
scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his
disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands,
they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they
wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4
And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not.
And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, [as]
the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. 5 Then the
Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to
the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6 He
answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you
hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their]
lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship
me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside
the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing
of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said
unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep
your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother;
and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 But ye
say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] Corban, that is
to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; [he shall
be free]. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his
mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition,
which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 14 And when he
had called all the people [unto him], he said unto them, Hearken unto me
every one [of you], and understand: 15 There is nothing from without a
man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come
out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16 If any man have ears
to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he was entered into the house from
the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18 And he
saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not
perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, [it]
cannot defile him; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into
the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20 And he
said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For
from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these
evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
“24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and
Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know [it]: but
he could not be hid. 25 For a [certain] woman, whose young daughter had
an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 26 The
woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that
he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said
unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take
the children’s bread, and to cast [it] unto the dogs. 28 And she
answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat
of the children’s crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go
thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come
to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon
the bed.”
“31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came
unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in
his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he
took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears,
and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he
sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And
straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was
loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell
no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they
published [it]; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath
done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to
speak.” (Mark 7:1-37 AV)
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