Mark 7

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.	1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round him,
2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.	2 and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washingthem.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.	3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, keep the tradition of the elders and never eat without washing theirarms as far as the elbow;
4 And 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.	4 and on returning from the market place they never eat without first sprinkling themselves. There arealso many other observances which have been handed down to them to keep, concerning the washing of cupsand pots and bronze dishes.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?	5 So the Pharisees and scribes asked him, 'Why do your disciples not respect the tradition of the eldersbut eat their food with unclean hands?'
6 He 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.	6 He answered, 'How rightly Isaiah prophesied about you hypocrites in the passage of scripture: Thispeople honours me only with lip-service, while their hearts are far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctines the commandments of men.	7 Their reverence of me is worthless; the lessons they teach are nothing but human commandments.
8 For 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.	8 You put aside the commandment of God to observe human traditions.'
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.	9 And he said to them, 'How ingeniously you get round the commandment of God in order to preserveyour own tradition!
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:	10 For Moses said: Honour your father and your mother, and, Anyone who curses father or mother mustbe put to death.
11 But 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.	11 But you say, "If a man says to his father or mother: Anything I have that I might have used to help youis Korban (that is, dedicated to God),"
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;	12 then he is forbidden from that moment to do anything for his father or mother.
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.	13 In this way you make God's word ineffective for the sake of your tradition which you have handeddown. And you do many other things like this.'
14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:	14 He called the people to him again and said, 'Listen to me, al of you, and understand.
15 There 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.	15 Nothing that goes into someone from outside can make that person unclean; it is the things that comeout of someone that make that person unclean.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.	16 Anyone who has ears for listening should listen!'
17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.	17 When he had gone into the house, away from the crowd, his disciples questioned him about theparable.
18 And 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;	18 He said to them, 'Even you -- don't you understand? Can't you see that nothing that goes intosomeone from outside can make that person unclean,
19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?	19 because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach and passes into the sewer?' (Thus hepronounced al foods clean.)
20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.	20 And he went on, 'It is what comes out of someone that makes that person unclean.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,	21 For it is from within, from the heart, that evil intentions emerge: fornication, theft, murder,
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:	22 adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, fol y.
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.	23 Al these evil things come from within and make a person unclean.'
24 And 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.	24 He left that place and set out for the territory of Tyre. There he went into a house and did not wantanyone to know he was there; but he could not pass unrecognised.
25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:	25 At once a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him and came and fel at hisfeet.
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.	26 Now this woman was a gentile, by birth a Syro-Phoenician, and she begged him to drive the devil outof her daughter.
27 But 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.	27 And he said to her, 'The children should be fed first, because it is not fair to take the children's foodand throw it to little dogs.'
28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.	28 But she spoke up, 'Ah yes, sir,' she replied, 'but little dogs under the table eat the scraps from thechildren.'
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.	29 And he said to her, 'For saying this you may go home happy; the devil has gone out of your daughter.'
30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.	30 So she went off home and found the child lying on the bed and the devil gone.
31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.	31 Returning from the territory of Tyre, he went by way of Sidon towards the Lake of Galilee, right throughthe Decapolis territory.
32 And 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.	32 And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay hishand on him.
33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;	33 He took him aside to be by themselves, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man's ears andtouched his tongue with spittle.
34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.	34 Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be opened.'
35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.	35 And his ears were opened, and at once the impediment of his tongue was loosened and he spokeclearly.
36 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;	36 And Jesus ordered them to tel no one about it, but the more he insisted, the more widely theyproclaimed it.
37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.	37 Their admiration was unbounded, and they said, 'Everything he does is good, he makes the deaf hearand the dumb speak.'