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The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered to Him after they came from Jerusalem,

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unholy hands, that is, unwashed.

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

(For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the tradition of the elders;

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, and copper pots.)

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.

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unholy hands?"

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?

But He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

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.

-'AND IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.'

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

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.

He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

"For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'THE ONE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS CERTAINLY TO BE PUT TO DEATH';

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

but you say, 'If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is, given to God),'

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.

you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother;

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

thereby invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

there is nothing outside the person which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which come out of the person are what defile the person."

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.

And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him,

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thereby He declared all foods clean.)

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;

And He was saying, "That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person.

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

"For from within, out of the hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery,

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

"All these evil things come from within and defile the person."

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Now Jesus got up and went from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know about it; and yet He could not escape notice.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

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.

Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician descent. And she repeatedly asked Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs."

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.

And He said to her, "Because of this answer, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

And after going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

Again He left the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis.

And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

And they brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged Him to lay His hand on him.

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.

And Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

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.

and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"

And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

And they were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak."

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;