New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 7

Followers of Tradition

1The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122gatheredσυνάγονταιsunagontaiG4863aroundπρὸςprosG4314Him when they had comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064from JerusalemἹεροσολύμων.Hi'erosolumōnG2414,

2and had seenG3708that someτινὰςtinasG5100of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101were eatingἐσθίουσινesthiousinG2068their breadἄρτουςartousG740withimpureκοιναῖςkoinaisG2839handsχερσίν,chersinG5495,that is, unwashedἀνίπτοις,aniptoisG449.

3(For the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and allπάντεςpantesG3956the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453do not eatἐσθίουσινesthiousinG2068unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361theycarefullyπυγμῇpugmēaG4435washνίψωνταιnipsōntaiG3538their handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, thusobservingκρατοῦντεςkratountesG2902thetraditionsπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of the eldersπρεσβυτέρων·presbuterōnG4245;

4and when they comefrom the marketG58placeG58,they do not eatἐσθίουσιν·esthiousinG2068unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361theycleanseG4472themselves; and there are manyG4183otherἄλλαallaG243thingsG4183whichἃhaG3739they have receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880in order to observeκρατεῖν,krateinG2902, such as thewashingβαπτισμοὺςbaptismousG909ofcupsποτηρίωνpotēriōnG4221and pitchersξεστῶνxestōnG3582and copperG5473potsG5473.)

5The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and the scribesγραμματεῖς·grammateisG1122askedἐπερωτῶσινeperōtōsinG1905Him, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do Your disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101not walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596to thetraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of the eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245,but eatἐσθίουσινesthiousinG2068their breadἄρτον;¶artonG740withimpureκοιναῖςkoinaisG2839handsχερσὶνchersinG5495?”

6And He saidG3004to them,“RightlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573did IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268prophesyἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395of you hypocritesὑποκριτῶν,hupokritōnG5273,as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: ‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778peopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorsτιμᾷ,timaG5091Me with their lipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491,But their heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is farG4206awayπόρρω ἀπέχειporrō apecheiG568 G4206from Me.

7But in vainμάτηνmatēnG3155do they worshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576Me,TeachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321as doctrinesδιδασκαλίας,didaskaliasG1319the preceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.’

8NeglectingἈφέντεςAphentesG863the commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you holdκρατεῖτεkrateiteG2902to thetraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.”

9He was alsoκαὶkaiG2532sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“You are expertsκαλῶςkalōsG2573at settingἀθετεῖτεatheteiteG114asideG114the commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in orderἵναinaG2443to keepG5083yourtraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862.

10For MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004, ‘HonorτίμαtimaG5091your fatherπατέραpateraG3962and your motherμητέραmēteraG3384’; and, ‘He who speaksG2551evilκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551of fatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384, is tobe putτελευτάτω.teleutatōG5053to deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288’;

11but you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘IfἐὰνeanG1437a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444saysG3004to hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228hismotherμητρί·mētriG3384,whateverἐὰνeanG3739 G1437I haveἐμοῦemouG1473that would helpὠφεληθῇς,ōphelēthēasG5623you isCorbanκορβᾶν,korbanG2878(that is to say,givenδῶρον,dōronG1435to God),’

12you noG3765longerG3765permitἀφίετεaphieteG863him to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762for hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228hismotherμητρίmētriG3384;

13thusinvalidatingἀκυροῦντεςakurountesG208the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316by yourtraditionπαραδόσειparadoseiG3862whichᾗhēG3739you have handedπαρεδώκατε·paredōkateG3860downG3860;and you doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183suchπαρόμοιαparomoiaG3946as that.”

The Heart of Man

14After He calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to Him againπάλινpalinG3825, He begansayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“ListenἀκούσατέakousateG191to Me, allπάντεςpantesG3956of you, and understandσύνετε.suneteG4920:

15there is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444which canδύναταιdunataiG1410defileκοινῶσαιkoinōsaiG2840him if it goesεἰσπορευόμενονeisporeuomenonG1531into him; but the things which proceedἐκπορευόμενάekporeuomenaG1607out of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444are what defileκοινοῦνταkoinountaG2840the manἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.

16[IfG1487anyoneG5100hasG2192earsG3775to hearG191,let him hearG191.”]

17WhenὅτεhoteG3753He had leftἀπὸapoG575the crowdὄχλου,ochlouG3793andenteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101questionedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905Him about the parableπαραβολήν.parabolēnG3850.

18And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Are you soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lackingG801in understandingἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801alsoG2532?Do you not understandνοεῖτεnoeiteG3539that whateverπᾶνpanG3956goesεἰσπορευόμενονeisporeuomenonG1531into the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3756defileκοινῶσαι;koinōsaiG2840him,

19becauseὅτιhotiG3754it does not goεἰσπορεύεταιeisporeuetaiG1531into his heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,but into his stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836, andis eliminatedἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεταιaphedrōna ekporeuetaiG1519 G856 G1607?” (Thus HedeclaredG2511allπάνταpantaG3956foodsβρώματα.brōmataG1033cleanG2511.)

20And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004, “That which proceedsἐκπορευόμενον,ekporeuomenonG1607out of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,that is what defilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

21For from withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081,out of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,proceedἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiG1607the evilκακοὶkakoiG2556thoughtsδιαλογισμοὶdialogismoiG1261,fornicationsπορνεῖαι,porneiaiG4202,theftsκλοπαί,klopaiG2829,murdersφόνοι,phonoiG5408,adulteriesG3430,

22deedsG4124of covetingG4124andwickednessπονηρίαι,ponēriaiG4189, as well asdeceitδόλος,dolosG1388,sensualityἀσέλγεια,aselgeiaG766,envyὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός,ophthalmos ponērosG3788 G4190,slanderβλασφημία,blasphēmiaG988,prideὑπερηφανία,huperēphaniaG5243andfoolishnessἀφροσύνη·aphrosunēG877.

23AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778evilπονηρὰponēraG4190thingsG4190proceedἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaiG1607from withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081and defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the manἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

The Syrophoenician Woman

24Jesus gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from thereἘκεῖθενEkeithenG1564to the regionὅριαhoriaG3725ofTyreΤύρουTurouG5184.And when He had enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525a houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,He wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097of it;yetG2532He couldἠδυνήθηēdunēthēG1410not escapeG2990noticeG2990.

25But after hearingἀκούσασαakousasaG191of Him, a womanγυνὴgunēG1135whoseἧςhēsG3739littleθυγάτριονthugatrionG2365daughterG2365hadεἶχενeichenG2192an uncleanἀκάθαρτον,akathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151immediatelyG2117cameἐλθοῦσαelthousaG2064and fellπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363at His feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

26NowδὲdeG1161the womanγυνὴgunēG1135was aGentileἙλληνὶςHellēnisG1674,of the SyrophoenicianΣυροφοινίκισσαSurophoinikissaG4949raceγένει,geneiG1085.And she kept askingἠρώταērōtaG2065Him to castἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140out of her daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364.

27And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to her,“LetἄφεςaphesG863the childrenτέκνα·teknaG5043be satisfiedχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaiG5526firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413, for it is notgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the children’sτέκνωνteknōnG5043breadἄρτονartonG740and throwβαλεῖν.baleinG906it to the dogsκυναρίοιςkunarioisG2952.”

28But she answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “YesG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, butevenG2532the dogsκυνάριαkunariaG2952underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270the tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132feedἐσθίουσινesthiousinG2068on the children’sπαιδίων.¶paidiōnG3813crumbsψιχίωνpsichiōnG5589.”

29And He saidG3004to her,“BecauseδιὰdiaG1223of thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778answerλόγονlogonG3056goὕπαγε,hupageG5217;the demonδαιμόνιον.daimonionG1140has goneἐξελήλυθενexelēluthenG1831out of your daughterθυγατρόςthugatrosG2364.”

30And goingG565backG565to her homeοἶκονoikonG3624,she foundεὗρενheurenG2147the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813lyingβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906on the bedκλίνηνklinēnG2825,the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140having leftἐξεληλυθός.¶exelēluthosG1831.

31AgainπάλινpalinG3825He wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out from the regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725ofTyreΤύρουTurouG5184,and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064throughδιὰdiaG1223SidonΣιδῶνοςSidōnosG4605tothe SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,withinἀνὰ μέσονana mesonG303 G3319the regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725ofDecapolisΔεκαπόλεως.DekapoleōsG1179.

32They broughtφέρουσινpherousinG5342to Him oneG2974whoG2974was deafκωφὸνkōphonG2974and spokeG3424with difficultyG3424,and they imploredπαρακαλοῦσινparakalousinG3870Him tolayἐπιθῇepithēaG2007His handχεῖρα.cheiraG5495on him.

33Jesus tookG618him asideG618from the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793,by himselfἰδίανidianG2398,and putἔβαλενebalenG906His fingersδακτύλουςdaktulousG1147into his earsὦταōtaG3775, and afterspittingπτύσαςptusasG4429,He touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681his tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100with the saliva;

34and lookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308up to heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772with a deepG4727sighG4727,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“Ephphathaεφφαθα,ephphathaG2188!” that is,“Be openedδιανοίχθητι.dianoichthētiG1272!”

35And his earsἀκοαί,akoaiG189were openedἠνοίγησανēnoigēsanG455, and theimpedimentδεσμὸςdesmosG1199of his tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100was removedἐλύθηeluthēG3089, and he beganspeakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980plainlyὀρθῶς.orthōsG3723.

36AndHe gaveG1291them ordersG1291not to tellλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367;but the moreὅσονhosonG3745He orderedG1291them, the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123widelyG4053theycontinued to proclaimἐκήρυσσον.ekērussonG2784it.

37They were utterlyG5249astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “He has doneπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;He makesποιεῖpoieiG4160evenG2532the deafκωφοὺςkōphousG2974to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191and the muteἀλάλουςalalousG216to speakλαλεῖν.¶laleinG2980.”

Followers of Tradition

The Heart of Man

The Syrophoenician Woman

Commentaries on Mark 7