^{1 Ref} And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,

^{2 Ref} and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

^{3 Ref} (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

^{4 Ref} and `when they come' from the market-place, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)

^{5 Ref} And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?

^{6 Ref} And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

^{7 Ref} But in vain do they worship me, Teaching `as their' doctrines the precepts of men.

^{8 Ref} Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.

^{9 Ref} And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

^{10 Ref} For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

^{11 Ref} but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given `to God';

¹² ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;

^{13 Ref} making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

^{14 Ref} And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:

^{15 Ref} there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

¹⁶ `If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.'

^{17 Ref} And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.

^{18 Ref} And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, `it' cannot defile him;

^{19 Ref} because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? `This he said', making all meats clean.

^{20 Ref} And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.

^{21 Ref} For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

^{22 Ref} covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

^{23 Ref} all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

^{24 Ref} And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid.

^{25 Ref} But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

^{26 Ref} Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

^{27 Ref} And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

^{28 Ref} But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

^{29 Ref} And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.

^{30 Ref} And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

^{31 Ref} And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.

^{32 Ref} And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

^{33 Ref} And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;

^{34 Ref} and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

^{35 Ref} And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

^{36 Ref} 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 Ref} And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

^{1 Ref} Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

^{2 Ref} Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

^{3 Ref} (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

^{4 Ref} They don't eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

^{5 Ref} The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?"

^{6 Ref} He answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

^{7 Ref} But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'

^{8 Ref} "For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men--the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things."

^{9 Ref} He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

^{10 Ref} For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother;' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

^{11 Ref} But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban{Corban is a Hebrew word for an offering devoted to God.}, that is to say, given to God;"'

¹² then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,

^{13 Ref} making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this."

^{14 Ref} He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand.

^{15 Ref} There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

¹⁶ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"

^{17 Ref} When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

^{18 Ref} He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Don't you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can't defile him,

^{19 Ref} because it doesn't go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus making all foods clean?"

^{20 Ref} He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

^{21 Ref} For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

^{22 Ref} covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

^{23 Ref} All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."

^{24 Ref} From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn't want anyone to know it, but he couldn't escape notice.

^{25 Ref} For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

^{26 Ref} Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.

^{27 Ref} But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

^{28 Ref} But she answered him, "Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

^{29 Ref} He said to her, "For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter."

^{30 Ref} She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.

^{31 Ref} Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.

^{32 Ref} They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

^{33 Ref} He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

^{34 Ref} Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"

^{35 Ref} Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.

^{36 Ref} He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

^{37 Ref} They were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!"