Mark 7
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.
1Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
2And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
2and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:
3Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
4And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds.
4And 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.
5And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?
5So 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.”
6But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
6Jesus 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.
7And in vain to they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.
7They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
8For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these.
8You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
9And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.
9He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
10For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.
10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
11But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban, (which is a gift,) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee.
11But 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),
12And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,
12he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
13Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.
13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
14And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all, and understand.
14Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
15There is nothing from without a man that entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man.
15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
16If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
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17And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.
17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
18And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man cannot defile him:
18“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
19Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?
19because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
20But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.
20He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
21For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
22greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
23All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.
23All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
24And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know it, and he could not be hid.
24Jesus 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.
25For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet.
25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
26For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
26Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs.
27“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.”
28But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.
28“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29And he said to her: For this saying go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
29Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
30And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed, and that the devil was gone out.
30And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
31And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
31Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
32And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.
32Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
33And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:
33So 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.
34And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.
34And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
35And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.
35Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
36And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.
36Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
37And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
37The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
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