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1Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.

1Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

2Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

3For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

4When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.

4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”

5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

6He answered and 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 answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men— the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”

8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God),

11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

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

12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

14When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:

14And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

15There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

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

16If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

17When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

17And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

18So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

19because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?”

19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

20And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.

20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

23All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

24From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.

24And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

25For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet.

25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

26The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

27But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

27But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

28And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”

28And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

29Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

29And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

30And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.

30And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

31Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee.

31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

32Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.

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

33And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.

33And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

34Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

34And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

35And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

36And 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;

37And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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