Berean Standard Bible

Mark 7

(Matthew 15:1–9)

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122who had comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμων.Hi'erosolumōnG2414gathered aroundσυνάγονται πρὸςsunagontai prosG4863 G4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,

2andκαὶkaiG2532they sawG3708ὅτιhotiG3754someτινὰςtinasG5100ofτῶνtōnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101eatingἐσθίουσιν τοὺς ἄρτουςesthiousin tous artousG2068 G3588 G740withhandsχερσίν,chersinG5495that weredefiledκοιναῖςkoinaisG2839—thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,unwashedἀνίπτοις,aniptoisG449.

3NowγὰρgarG1063in holdingκρατοῦντεςkratountesG2902to theοἱhoiG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of theοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων·presbuterōnG4245,theτὰςtasG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956theτὴνtēnG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453do notοὐκoukG3756eatἐσθίουσινesthiousinG2068untilἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they washνίψωνταιnipsōntaiG3538theirτῶνtōnG3588handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495ceremoniallyπυγμῇpugmēaG4435.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532on returningfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the marketἀγορᾶςagorasG58,they do not eatοὐκ ἐσθίουσιν·ouk esthiousinG3756 G2068unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they washβαπτίσωνται,baptisōntaiG907.AndκαὶkaiG2532there areἐστινestinG1510manyπολλάpollaG4183otherἄλλαallaG243traditions for themπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880ἃhaG3739to observeκρατεῖν,krateinG2902, includingthe washingβαπτισμοὺςbaptismousG909of cupsποτηρίωνpotēriōnG4221καὶkaiG2532,pitchersξεστῶνxestōnG3582καὶkaiG2532,kettlesχαλκίωνchalkiōnG5473,andκαὶkaiG2532couches for diningκλινῶν.¶klinōnG2825.

5SoΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖς·grammateisG1122questionedἐπερωτῶσινeperōtōsinG1905JesusαὐτὸνautonG846: “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101notοὐouG3756walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043according toκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245?InsteadἀλλὰallaG235,they eatἐσθίουσιν τὸν ἄρτον;¶esthiousin ton artonG2068 G3588 G740with defiledκοιναῖςkoinaisG2839handsχερσὶνchersinG5495.”

6δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588Jesus answeredεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395correctlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573aboutπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588hypocritesὑποκριτῶν,hupokritōnG5273,asὡςhōsG5613it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125G3754: ‘TheseοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorτιμᾷ,timaG5091MeG1473withτοῖςtoisG3588theirlipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491,butδὲdeG1161theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588areἀπέχειapecheiG568farπόρρωporrōG4206fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575MeG1473.

7δὲdeG1161They worshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576MeG1473in vainμάτηνmatēnG3155;they teachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321asdoctrineδιδασκαλίας,didaskaliasG1319thepreceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.’

8You have disregardedἈφέντεςAphentesG863theτὴνtēnG3588commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to keepκρατεῖτεkrateiteG2902theτὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862τῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.”

9He went on to sayκαὶkaiG2532 G2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “You neatly set asideκαλῶς ἀθετεῖτεkalōs atheteiteG2573 G114theτὴνtēnG3588commandἐντολὴνentolēnG1785τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316toἵναinaG2443maintainG5083yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ownτὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862.

10ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘HonorτίμαtimaG5091yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532yourσου,souG4771τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384’andκαὶkaiG2532‘Anyone whoὁhoG3588cursesκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551hisfatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384must be put to deathθανάτῳ τελευτάτω.thanatō teleutatōG2288 G5053.’

11ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771say thatλέγετε·legeteG3004ifἐὰνeanG1437a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444saysεἴπῃeipēG2036toτῷtōG3588hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228τῇtēaG3588motherμητρί·mētriG3384, ‘Whateverὅ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you would have receivedὠφεληθῇς,ōphelēthēasG5623fromἐξexG1537meἐμοῦemouG1473isCorbanκορβᾶν,korbanG2878’ (thatὃhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510,a gift devotedδῶρον,dōronG1435to God),

12heαὐτὸνautonG846isno longerG3765permittedἀφίετεaphieteG863to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762for hisτῷtōG3588fatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228τῇtēaG3588motherμητρίmētriG3384.

13Thusyou nullifyἀκυροῦντεςakurountesG208theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316byτῇtēaG3588theὑμῶνhumōnG4771traditionπαραδόσειparadoseiG3862ᾗhēG3739you have handed downπαρεδώκατε·paredōkateG3860.AndκαὶkaiG2532you doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160soτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108in manyπολλὰpollaG4183suchπαρόμοιαparomoiaG3946matters.”

What Defiles a Man

(Matthew 15:10–20)

14ΚαὶKaiG2532Once againπάλινpalinG3825JesuscalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to Him andsaidG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “All of youπάντεςpantesG3956,listen toἀκούσατέakousateG191MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532understandσύνετε.suneteG4920:

15NothingοὐδένoudenG3762that entersεἰσπορευόμενον εἰςeisporeuomenon eisG1531 G1519aτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444ἐστινestinG1510αὐτὸνautonG846from the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855ὃhoG3739canδύναταιdunataiG1410defileκοινῶσαιkoinōsaiG2840himαὐτόν,autonG846;butἀλλὰallaG235the thingsτὰtaG3588that comeἐκπορευόμενάekporeuomenaG1607out ofἐκekG1537aτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,these areἐστινestinG1510whatτὰtaG3588defileκοινοῦνταkoinountaG2840τὸνtonG3588himἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

17καὶkaiG2532AfterὅτεhoteG3753Jesushad leftεἰσῆλθεν ἀπὸeisēlthen apoG1525 G575theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλου,ochlouG3793and goneintoεἰςeisG1519thehouseοἶκονoikonG3624,HisαὐτὸνautonG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101inquired aboutἐπηρώτων αὐτοῦepērōtōn autouG1905 G846theτὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολήν.parabolēnG3850.

18“Areἐστε;esteG1510youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771stillκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779dullἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801καὶkaiG2532?”He askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “Do you not understandοὐ νοεῖτεou noeiteG3756 G3539ὅτιhotiG3754?NothingπᾶνpanG3956thatτὸtoG3588entersεἰσπορευόμενον εἰςeisporeuomenon eisG1531 G1519aτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855canοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410defileκοινῶσαι;koinōsaiG2840himαὐτὸνautonG846,

19becauseὅτιhotiG3754it does not enterοὐκ εἰσπορεύεται εἰςouk eisporeuetai eisG3756 G1531 G1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it goesintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836and thenκαὶkaiG2532is eliminatedεἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεταιeis ton aphedrōna ekporeuetaiG1607 G1519 G3588 G856.” (ThusallπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588foodsβρώματα.brōmataG1033are cleanκαθαρίζωνkatharizōnG2511.)

20δὲdeG1161He continuedG2036ὅτιhotiG3754: “WhatτὸtoG3588comesἐκπορευόμενον,ekporeuomenonG1607out ofἐκekG1537aτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,thatἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565is whatdefilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840τὸνtonG3588himἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

21ForγὰρgarG1063fromἐκekG1537withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081theτῆςtēsG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588τῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444comeἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiG1607οἱhoiG3588evilκακοὶkakoiG2556οἱhoiG3588thoughtsδιαλογισμοὶdialogismoiG1261,sexual immoralityπορνεῖαι,porneiaiG4202,theftκλοπαί,klopaiG2829,murderφόνοι,phonoiG5408,adulteryG3430,

22greedπλεονεξίαι,pleonexiaiG4124,wickednessπονηρίαι,ponēriaiG4189,deceitδόλος,dolosG1388,debaucheryἀσέλγεια,aselgeiaG766,envyὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός,ophthalmos ponērosG3788 G4190,slanderβλασφημία,blasphēmiaG988,arroganceὑπερηφανία,huperēphaniaG5243, andfoolishnessἀφροσύνη·aphrosunēG877.

23AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778τὰtaG3588evilsπονηρὰponēraG4190comeἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaiG1607from withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081,andκαὶkaiG2532these are whatdefileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840aτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

The Faith of the Gentile Woman

(Matthew 15:21–28)

24δὲdeG1161JesusleftἀναστὰςanastasG450that placeἘκεῖθενEkeithenG1564andwentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588regionὅριαhoriaG3725of TyreΤύρουTurouG5184.Not wanting anyoneοὐδένα ἤθελενoudena ēthelenG2309 G3762to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097He was thereκαὶkaiG2532,He enteredεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525 G1519ahouseοἰκίανoikianG3614,butκαὶkaiG2532was unableοὐκ ἠδυνήθηouk ēdunēthēG3756 G1410to escape their noticeλαθεῖν.latheinG2990.

25Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,a womanγυνὴgunēG1135whoseἧςhēsG3739τὸtoG3588little daughterαὐτοῦ θυγάτριονautou thugatrionG2365 G846hadεἶχενeichenG2192anuncleanἀκάθαρτον,akathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151soonεὐθὺςeuthusG2112heardἀκούσασαakousasaG191aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusαὐτῆςautēsG846, andshe cameἐλθοῦσαelthousaG2064andfellπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363atπρὸςprosG4314Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

26NowδὲdeG1161she wasἦνēnG1510a GreekἙλληνὶςHellēnisG1674ἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135ofτῷtōG3588SyrophoenicianΣυροφοινίκισσαSurophoinikissaG4949originγένει,geneiG1085,andκαὶkaiG2532she kept askingἠρώταērōtaG2065JesusαὐτὸνautonG846ἵναinaG2443to driveἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544theτὸtoG3588demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140out ofἐκekG1537herαὐτῆς.autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364.

27“FirstG4412letἄφεςaphesG863theτὰtaG3588childrenτέκνα·teknaG5043have their fillχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaiG5526καὶkaiG2532,”He saidαὐτῇ·autēaG2036 G846. “ForγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756rightκαλὸνkalonG2570to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983theτὸνtonG3588τῶνtōnG3588children’sτέκνωνteknōnG5043breadἄρτονartonG740andκαὶkaiG2532tossβαλεῖν.baleinG906itto theτοῖςtoisG3588dogsκυναρίοιςkunarioisG2952.”

28“YesG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962δὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588,”she repliedἀπεκρίθη καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ·apekrithē kai legei autōG611 G2532 G3004 G846, “evenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588dogsκυνάριαkunariaG2952underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270theτῆςtēsG3588tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132eatἐσθίουσιν ἀπὸesthiousin apoG2068 G575theτῶνtōnG3588τῶνtōnG3588children’sπαιδίων.¶paidiōnG3813crumbsψιχίωνpsichiōnG5589.”

29ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesustoldεἶπενeipenG2036herαὐτῇ·autēaG846, “Because ofδιὰdiaG1223thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588answerλόγονlogonG3056,you may goὕπαγε,hupageG5217.TheτῆςtēsG3588demonδαιμόνιον.daimonionG1140has leftἐξελήλυθεν ἐκexelēluthen ekG1831 G1537yourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588daughterθυγατρόςthugatrosG2364.”

30AndκαὶkaiG2532she wentἀπελθοῦσαapelthousaG565homeεἰς οἶκον αὐτῆςeis oikon autēsG1519 G846 G3588 G3624andfoundεὗρενheurenG2147herG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813lyingβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588bedκλίνηνklinēnG2825,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140was goneἐξεληλυθός.¶exelēluthosG1831.

The Deaf and Mute Man

(Matthew 9:27–34)

31ThenΚαὶ πάλινKai palinG2532 G3825Jesusleftἐξελθὼν ἐκexelthōn ekG1831 G1537theτῶνtōnG3588regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725of TyreΤύρουTurouG5184andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064throughδιὰdiaG1223SidonΣιδῶνοςSidōnosG4605toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056andintoἀνὰ μέσονana mesonG303 G3319theτῶνtōnG3588regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725of the DecapolisΔεκαπόλεως.DekapoleōsG1179.

32καὶkaiG2532Some peoplebroughtφέρουσινpherousinG5342to HimαὐτῷautōG846a man who was deafκωφὸνkōphonG2974andκαὶkaiG2532hardly able to speakμογιλάλονmogilalonG3424,andκαὶkaiG2532they beggedπαρακαλοῦσινparakalousinG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846ἵναinaG2443to placeἐπιθῇepithēaG2007HisτὴνtēnG3588handχεῖρα.cheiraG5495on himαὐτῷautōG846.

33SoκαὶkaiG2532Jesustook himἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸνapolabomenos autonG618 G846asideκατ᾽kat᾽G2596privatelyἰδίανidianG2398,away fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793, andputἔβαλενebalenG906HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588fingersδακτύλουςdaktulousG1147intoεἰςeisG1519the man’sαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὰtaG3588earsὦταōtaG3775.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He spitπτύσαςptusasG4429andtouchedG680the man’sαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100.

34AndκαὶkaiG2532looking upἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,He sighed deeplyἐστέναξενestenaxenG4727andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Ephphathaεφφαθα,ephphathaG2188!” (whichὅhoG3739meansἐστινestinG1510, “Be openedδιανοίχθητι.dianoichthētiG1272!”).

35καὶkaiG2532ImmediatelyG2112the man’sαὐτοῦautouG846G3588earsἀκοαί,akoaiG189were openedἠνοίγησανēnoigēsanG455andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100was releasedἐλύθη δεσμὸςeluthē desmosG3588 G1199 G3089,andκαὶkaiG2532he began to speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980plainlyὀρθῶς.orthōsG3723.

36καὶkaiG2532JesusorderedδιεστείλατοdiesteilatoG1291themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ἵναinaG2443not to tell anyoneμηδενὶ λέγωσιν·mēdeni legōsinG3004 G3367.ButδὲdeG1161the moreὅσονhosonG3745HeαὐτοῖςautoisG846orderedδιεστέλλετο,diestelletoG1291themαὐτοὶautoiG846,the more widelyμᾶλλονmallonG4053 G3123they proclaimedἐκήρυσσον.ekērussonG2784it.

37καὶkaiG2532The peoplewere utterly astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605 G5249andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “He has doneπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160all thingsπάνταpantaG3956wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573!He makesποιεῖpoieiG4160evenκαὶkaiG2532theG3588deafκωφοὺςkōphousG2974hearἀκούεινakoueinG191andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588muteἀλάλουςalalousG216speakλαλεῖν.¶laleinG2980!”