New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 7:9-23

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.”

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.”

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