Mark, 7
Christ rebukes the Pharisees. He heals the daughter of the woman of Chanaan; and the man that was deaf and dumb.
[1] And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.
[2] And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. •
[3] For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients. •
[4] And 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. •
[5] And 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?
[6] But 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. •
[7] And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men 1. •
Doctrines and precepts of men: See the annotations, Mt. 15, 9-11.
[8] For 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. •
[9] And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition. •
[10] For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother. And He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die. •
[11] But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee. •
[12] And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,
[13] Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.
[14] And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand. •
[15] There 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.
[16] If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
[17] And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable. •
[18] And 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: •
[19] Because it entereth not into his heart but goeth into his belly and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats? •
[20] But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a 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 a man.
[24] And 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. •
[25] For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet. •
[26] For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
[27] Who 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. •
[28] But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children. •
[29] And he said to her: For this saying, go thy way. The devil is gone out of thy daughter.
[30] And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed and that the devil was gone out.
[31] And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst the of the coasts of Decapolis. •
[32] And they bring to him one deaf and dumb: and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him. •
[33] And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears: and spitting, he touched his tongue.
[34] And looking up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened. •
[35] And immediately his ears were opened and the string of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right.
[36] And 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. •
[37] And 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.