{"book":"Mark","slug":"mark","ch":7,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Mark","prev":"mark/6","next":"mark/8","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around [Jesus],","f":[],"h":"The Tradition of the Elders","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"and they saw some of His disciples eating [with] hands [that were] defiled — that is, unwashed.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews {do} not eat until they wash [their] hands ceremonially.","f":["Literally until they have washed their hands to the fist"],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"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.","f":["NE and WH cups, pitchers, and kettles."]},{"v":5,"t":"So the Pharisees and scribes questioned [Jesus]:“ Why {do} Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ These people honor Me with [their] lips,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"but their hearts are far from Me."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"They worship Me in vain; they teach [as] doctrine [the] precepts of men.’","f":["Isaiah 29:13 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"They worship Me in vain;"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"they teach [as] doctrine [the] precepts of men.’"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":8,"t":"You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”","f":["BYZ and TR include —washings of pots and cups and many such things like these."],"style":"red"},{"v":9,"t":"He went on to say,“ You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your [own] tradition.","f":["NA establish"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"He went on to say,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your [own] tradition."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"For Moses said,‘ Honor your father and your mother ’ and ‘ Anyone who curses [his] father or mother must be put to death.’","f":["Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16","Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9"]},{"v":11,"t":"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] ),","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"he [is] no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"[Thus] you nullify the word of God by [the] tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such [matters].”","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"Once again [Jesus] called the crowd [to Him] [and] said,“ All of you, listen to Me and understand:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Once again [Jesus] called the crowd [to Him] [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ All of you, listen to Me and understand:"}],"h":"What Defiles a Man","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"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].”","f":["BYZ and TR include 16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."]},{"v":16,"t":"","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"After [Jesus] had left the crowd [and gone] into [the] house, His disciples inquired about the parable.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"“ Are you still so dull?” He asked.“ Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Are you still so dull?” He asked."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"because it does not enter his heart, but [it goes] into the stomach and then is eliminated.” ([Thus] all foods are clean.)","f":["Or and then is eliminated, thereby expelling all foods.”"]},{"v":20,"t":"He continued:“ What comes out of a man, that [is what] defiles [him].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"He continued:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ What comes out of a man, that [is what] defiles [him]."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,","f":["Many texts move adultery to verse 22."]},{"v":22,"t":"greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, [and] foolishness.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"All these evils come from within, and [these are what] defile a man.”","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"[Jesus] left that place [and] went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know [He was there], He entered [a] house, but was unable to escape their notice.","f":["WH, BYZ, and TR include and Sidon; see Matthew 15:21."],"h":"The Faith of the Gentile Woman","style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"Instead, a woman whose little daughter had [an] unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, [and] she came [and] fell at His feet.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking [Jesus] to drive the demon out of her daughter.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"“ First let the children have their fill,” He said.“ For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss [it] to the dogs.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ First let the children have their fill,” He said."},{"style":"red","t":"“ For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss [it] to the dogs.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"“ Yes, Lord,” she replied,“ even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”","f":["Or puppies"],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"Then [Jesus] told her,“ Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then [Jesus] told her,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"And she went home [and] found [her] child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"Then [Jesus] left the region of Tyre [and] went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee [and] into the region of [the] Decapolis.","f":["That is, the Ten Cities"],"h":"The Deaf and Mute Man","style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"[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.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"[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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him,“ Ephphatha!” (which means,“ Be opened!”).","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Ephphatha!” (which means,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Be opened!”)."}],"style":"red"},{"v":35,"t":"Immediately [the man’s] ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.","f":["ECM, WH, and SBL do not include Immediately."]},{"v":36,"t":"[Jesus] ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed [it].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"[The people] were utterly astonished [and] said,“ He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”","f":[]}]}