| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, | 1Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him. |
| 2they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. | 2And they saw that some of Jesus' disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed. |
| 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, | 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders. |
| 4and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) | 4And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.) |
| 5And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” | 5The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?" |
| 6And he said to 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; | 6He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. |
| 7in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ | 7They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.' |
| 8You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” | 8Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition." |
| 9And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! | 9He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition. |
| 10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ | 10For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.' |
| 11But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)— | 11But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother, 'Whatever help you would have received from me is corban' (that is, a gift for God), |
| 12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, | 12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother. |
| 13thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.” | 13Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this." |
| 14And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: | 14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand. |
| 15There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” | 15There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him." |
| 17And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. | 17Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable. |
| 18And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, | 18He said to them, "Are you so foolish? Don't you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him? |
| 19since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) | 19For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer." (This means all foods are clean.) |
| 20And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. | 20He said, "What comes out of a person defiles him. |
| 21For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, | 21For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder, |
| 22coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. | 22adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly. |
| 23All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” | 23All these evils come from within and defile a person." |
| 24And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. | 24After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able to escape notice. |
| 25But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. | 25Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet. |
| 26Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. | 26The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter. |
| 27And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” | 27He said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs." |
| 28But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” | 28She answered, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." |
| 29And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” | 29Then he said to her, "Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter." |
| 30And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone. | 30She went home and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. |
| 31Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. | 31Then Jesus went out again from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the region of the Decapolis. |
| 32And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. | 32They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him. |
| 33And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. | 33After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue. |
| 34And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” | 34Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, "Ephphatha" (that is, "Be opened"). |
| 35And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. | 35And immediately the man's ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly. |
| 36And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. | 36Jesus ordered them not to tell anything. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they proclaimed it all the more. |
| 37And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” | 37People were completely astounded and said, "He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." |
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