KJ3 Literal Translation
Mark 7
1 The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands. 14 Food does not defile one. 24 He heals the daughter of a woman from Syria of an unclean spirit.
1And the Pharisees were assembled to Him, also some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.
2And seeing some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is unwashed hands, they found fault.
3For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash the hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders.
4And coming from the market, if they do not dip themselves, they do not eat. And there are many other things which they received to hold: immersings of cups, and of utensils, and of copper vessels, and couches.
5Then the Pharisees and scribes questioned Him, Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?
6And answering, He said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites; as it has been written: “This people honors Me with the lips, but their heart is far away from Me;
7and in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” Isa. 29:13
8For, forsaking the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men: immersings of utensils and cups, and many other such like things you do.
9And He said to them, Do you do well to set aside the commandment of God so that you may keep your tradition?
10For Moses said, “Honor your father and your mother,” Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16 and, “The one speaking evil of father or mother, let him end by death.” Ex. 21:17
11But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, Corban, (which is, A gift!) whatever you may profit by me.
12And you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or mother,
13making void the Word of God by your tradition which you gave over. And many such like things you do.
14And calling all the crowd near, He said to them, Hear Me, all of you and understand.
15There is nothing from outside the man, entering into him, which is able to defile him. But the things going out from him, those are the things defiling the man.
16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
17And when He entered into a house from the crowd, His disciples questioned Him about the parable.
18And He said to them, Are you also so without understanding? Do you not perceive that everything entering from the outside into the man is not able to defile him?
19This is because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the latrine, purging all the foods.
20And He said, That out of the man coming out, it is the thing that defiles the man.
21For from within, out of the heart of men go out the depraved reasonings, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22thefts, greedy desires, depravities, deceit, unbridled lusts, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, recklessness.
23All these evil things come out from within and defile the man.
24And rising up from there, he went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And entering into the house, He desired no one to know, but He could not be hidden.
25For hearing about Him, a woman came up, one whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, coming she fell down at His feet.
26And the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she asked Him, that He would cast out the demon from her daughter.
27And Jesus said to her, First, allow the children to be satisfied, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and to throw to the little dogs.
28But she answered and said to Him, Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs under the table eat from the crumbs of the children.
29And He said to her, Because of this word, go. The demon has gone out from your daughter.
30And going away to her house, she found the demon had gone out, and her little daughter being laid on the couch.
31And again going out from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, He came to the Sea of Galilee, in the midst of the borders of Decapolis.
32And they brought a deaf one to Him, hardly speaking. And they begged Him, that He put His hand on him.
33And taking him away from the crowd privately, He put His fingers into his ears; and spitting, He touched his tongue;
34and looking up into Heaven, He groaned and said to him, Ephphatha! (which is, Be completely opened!)
35And instantly his ears were opened completely, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke correctly.
36And He charged them that they should tell no one. But as much as He charged them, more even more they proclaimed.
37And they were most exceedingly amazed, saying, He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf one to hear, and the mute one to speak.
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