Mark 7

Jesus Rebukes Tradition Mark 7:6–13

⁶Verse 6. 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.⁷Verse 7. But they worship me in vain,teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’⁸Verse 8. “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.”⁹Verse 9. He said to them,“Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.¹⁰Verse 10. For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’¹¹Verse 11. But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,that is to say, given to God”;’¹²Verse 12. then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,¹³Verse 13. making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”

True Defilement Explained Mark 7:14–23

¹⁴Verse 14. He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. ¹⁵Verse 15. 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. ¹⁶Verse 16. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” ¹⁷Verse 17. When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable. ¹⁸Verse 18. He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, ¹⁹Verse 19. because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods?”

²⁰Verse 20. He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. ²¹Verse 21. For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, ²²Verse 22. covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. ²³Verse 23. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

Healing the Syrophoenician Woman's Daughter Mark 7:24–30

²⁴Verse 24. 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. ²⁵Verse 25. For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. ²⁶Verse 26. Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter. ²⁷Verse 27. 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.”

²⁸Verse 28. But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” ²⁹Verse 29. He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” ³⁰Verse 30. She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.

Healing the Deaf-Mute Man Mark 7:31–37

³¹Verse 31. Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the middle of the region of Decapolis. ³²Verse 32. They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him. ³³Verse 33. He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue. ³⁴Verse 34. Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” ³⁵Verse 35. Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.

³⁶Verse 36. He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it. ³⁷Verse 37. They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!”