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1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of
the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of
his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they
found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their
hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 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. 5 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? 6 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. 7 Howbeit in vain
do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 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. 9 And he said unto them, Full
well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For
Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or
mother, let him die the death: 11 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.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his
father or his mother; 13 Making the word
of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many
such like things do ye. 14 And when he had called all the
people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me
every one of you, and understand: 15 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. 16 If
any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he was
entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the
parable. 18 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; 19 Because
it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the
draught, purging all meats? 20 And he said, That
which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For
from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, 22 Thefts,
covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness: 23 All these evil things
come from within, and defile the man.
24 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. 25 For a certain woman, whose young
daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 26
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he
would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said unto
her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet
to take the childrens bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 28 And
she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of
the childrens crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For
this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And
when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter
laid upon the bed.
31 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. 32 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. 33 And he took him aside
from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched
his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto
him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And
straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and
he spake plain. 36 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;
37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things
well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
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