Mark Chapter 7

Mark 7

Contrary to law, Man is defiled from inside, and not from outside. 

1.The Pharisees and some Scribes who come from Jerusalem, gathered together towards Him;

2. and see some of His disciples common/defiled, because these ones are eating bread with unwashed hands (and they blame them). 

3. For, the Pharisees and all the Jews, will not eat, if they do not perform ablution with their hands clenched, holding fast to the Jews traditional-law of the elders.

4. Even, away from market/town square, in case, they have not baptized (fully bathed), they do not eat; and they force many others to be associated with, ablutions (baptismous) of drinking-cups, and and pots and a copper dishes and tables.

5. and the Pharisees and the Scribes asked Him, by what reason, are your disciples not walking according to traditional-law of elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?

6. Moreover, He tells them, Isaiah fully well-prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written, that these people, honor ME with their lips, but, they refrain their hearts far away from Me.

7. Howbeit, they adore Me and teach men, the instructions of commandments to no purpose/in vain. (Is 29:13)

8. They leave the commandments of God, and use force to hold to the traditional law of men, [you do, washing of pots, and cups, and many other things similar to such things] 

9. And He tells them, it will be well, to set aside your Jewish traditional laws, to at least keep the commandments of God. 

10. No doubt, Moses said, honour/value your father and your mother (Ex 20:12, Deut 5:16); and, the one who speak evil to his father or mother, should finish his life in death. (Ex21:17)

11. But, you say, if a man say, whatever in case, I gain from my father or mother, whatever it is, is a corban (votive sacrifice) which is a gift. 

12. You no longer leave him to do, anything, for the father or mother,

13 invalidating the words of God by your Jewish tradition, which wad handed-down to you. And you do many similar other things of this kind.

14 And again, He calls the crowd to Himself, telling them, everyone should listen to me, and understand;

15. There is nothing outside a man, entering into him, which can defile him; but things proceeding out of a man, are things defiling the man.

16 - if anyone has ear to hear, he will listen.

17. And again, when He enters into the House, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him of the parable.

18. And He tells them, are you likewise un-intelligent? Don't you exercise your mind, that everything outside, entering into a man, can not defile him?

19. In that, it does not enter his heart, but into the belly, and he  will purge/be cleansed of all the food, which will depart into reservoir. (both allowed and forbidden broma), 

20 So, He says, that, which proceed out of a man, are those things that defile the man.

21. No doubt, from inside of the heart of man proceed out, the worthless/evil thoughts of harlotry/incest, murder, adultery, theft, 

22. fraudulence, depravity (malice), decoy (deceit), licentiousness, envy, being hurtful, blasphemy, pride and recklessness (egotism). 

23. All these evil proceed from within, and will defile a man.

Great faith of non-Jewess who intrude a personal resting moment (sabbath) of Jesus. 

24. Moreover, from there, He stands up, and go away into the border of Tyre (and Sidon). And, He enters into a house, and desires that no man knows; but it is not possible for Him to hide.

25. On the contrary, a woman, whom her little daughter has unclean spirit, hears about Him, and she immediately comes, and prostate towards His feet.

26. And the woman is a hellenist (a Greek), of SyroPhoenician kindred (native of Phoenicia in Syria), and asks Him at least to cast out the demon out of her daughter.

27 But, He tells her, first of all, allow the children to be well-fed; because, it is not good to take children' bread, and throw it to pugs (an intelligent breed of puppy, own as companions)

28. And, she answers, and tells Him, (yea), Lord; even pugs eat out of the crumbs of children, down under the table.

29. and He tells her, because of these words, go hence; the demon has got out of your daughter.

30. And she goes away to her home, and finds her daughter lying upon the bed, and the demon has gone out.

JESUS ministers healing to a deaf and dumb man. (his students can learn something here) 

31. And He proceeds out of the border-line of Tyre, coming through Sidon, unto the sea of Galilee, up to the middle of border line of Decapolis (a league of ten towns). 

32. And a deaf and bumb man was carried to Him, and they beseech Him at least to lay His hand.

33. So, He takes him aside, separately apart and away from the crowd, and put His fingers into his ears, and spit, touching his tongue,

34. And looked up into heavens, being in straits (sigh, pray inaudibly, groan or grieve), and tells him, Ephphatha, which is: be opened.

35 and immediately his ears opened, and the band of his tongue was loosened. And he speaks plainly.

36. He expanded things to them at least, what no man has told them, however, they proclaim as much as He has dilated to them, more abundantly. 

37. And they were amazed beyond measure, saying, He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.