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

^{2 Ref} And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

^{3 Ref} Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:

^{4 Ref} And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

^{5 Ref} And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?

^{6 Ref} And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

^{7 Ref} But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

^{8 Ref} For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

^{9 Ref} And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

^{10 Ref} For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

^{11 Ref} But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

¹² You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;

^{13 Ref} Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.

^{14 Ref} And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

^{15 Ref} There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

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^{17 Ref} And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

^{18 Ref} And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

^{19 Ref} Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

^{20 Ref} And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

^{21 Ref} Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

^{22 Ref} The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

^{23 Ref} All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.

^{24 Ref} And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

^{25 Ref} But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

^{26 Ref} Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.

^{27 Ref} And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

^{28 Ref} But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children.

^{29 Ref} And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.

^{30 Ref} And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.

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

^{32 Ref} And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

^{33 Ref} And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;

^{34 Ref} And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

^{35 Ref} And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

^{36 Ref} And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

^{37 Ref} And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

^{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.