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Tranh Luận Về Tục Lệ(A)

Có mấy người Pha-ri-si và các giáo sư Kinh Luật từ Giê-ru-sa-lem xuống, họp nhau cùng đến gặp Đức Giê-su. Họ thấy vài môn đệ của Ngài dùng bữa nhưng tay không thanh sạch, nghĩa là không rửa tay trước khi ăn. (Người Pha-ri-si và cả dân Do Thái đều không ăn nếu không rửa tay theo tục lệ cổ truyền. Khi ở chợ về, nếu không nhúng hẳn tay vào nước theo lệ thanh sạch, họ cũng không ăn. Họ còn giữ nhiều tục lệ khác như thanh tẩy chén bát, bình đất và đồ đồng.) Nên người Pha-ri-si và các giáo sư Kinh Luật chất vấn Ngài: “Tại sao môn-đệ Thầy không giữ lệ của người xưa, dùng tay không thanh sạch mà ăn như thế?”

Ngài đáp: “I-sa đã nói tiên tri rất đúng về các ông, những kẻ đạo đức giả rằng:

‘Dân này tôn kính Ta bằng môi miệng
    Nhưng lòng chúng nó xa cách Ta.
Họ thờ phượng Ta thật vô ích,
    Dạy giới luật con người như là giáo lý,’
Gạt bỏ điều răn của Đức Chúa Trời
    Để giữ tục lệ của loài người.”[a]

Ngài còn thêm rằng: “Các ông đã khéo léo gạt bỏ điều răn của Đức Chúa Trời để giữ tục lệ của mình, 10 vì Môi-se đã nói: ‘Hãy hiếu kính cha mẹ ngươi’[b] và ‘ai nguyền rủa cha mẹ thì phải bị xử tử,’[c] 11 nhưng các ông lại bảo: ‘Một người thưa với cha mẹ rằng những gì mình có để phụng dưỡng cha mẹ thì đã kể là co-ban’ (nghĩa là đã dâng cho Đức Chúa Trời). 12 Các ông không còn cho người ấy báo hiếu cha mẹ nữa. 13 Vì giữ các tục lệ cổ truyền, các ông đã làm cho đạo của Đức Chúa Trời trở thành vô hiệu. Các ông còn làm nhiều điều tương tự khác nữa.”

Ô Uế Và Tinh Sạch(B)

14 Sau đó Ngài lại gọi dân chúng đến và phán dạy: “Hết thảy hãy lắng nghe Ta và tìm hiểu: 15 Người ta bị ô uế không phải vì những gì từ ngoài vào, nhưng những gì từ trong ra mới làm cho người ô uế. 16 Nếu ai có tai để nghe, hãy lắng nghe.”[d]

17 Khi Ngài rời khỏi đám đông và vào trong nhà, môn đệ hỏi Ngài về ngụ ngôn ấy. 18 Ngài bảo họ: “Đến các con mà cũng không hiểu được à? Sao các con chẳng biết rằng không vật gì từ ngoài vào có thể làm ô uế con người được. 19 Vì nó không vào trong tâm hồn người ta, chỉ xuống bụng rồi bài tiết ra nơi kín đáo.” Như vậy Chúa tuyên bố tất cả thực phẩm đều thanh sạch.

20 Ngài lại tiếp: “Chính điều phát xuất từ tâm địa mới làm cho người bị ô uế, 21 vì từ bên trong, vì từ tâm hồn con người mà ra những ác tưởng, gian dâm, trộm cắp, sát nhân, 22 ngoại tình, tham lam, độc ác, lừa dối, phóng đãng, ganh ghét, phỉ báng, kiêu căng, ngông cuồng. 23 Tất cả những việc xấu xa này đều phát xuất từ bên trong và làm ô uế con người.”

Người Đàn Bà Ca-na-an(C)

24 Sau đó, Ngài rời nơi ấy để vào miền Ty-rơ. Ngài vào một ngôi nhà, không muốn cho ai biết, nhưng không sao giấu được. 25 Vừa nghe Ngài đến, một người đàn bà có con gái nhỏ bị tà linh ám đến quỳ dưới chân Ngài. 26 Bà là người Hy Lạp thuộc sắc dân Sy-ri Phê-ni-xi. Bà van xin Ngài đuổi quỷ ra khỏi con gái mình.

27 Ngài bảo bà rằng: “Hãy để con cái ăn no nê đã, vì không lẽ lấy bánh của con mà ném cho chó con.”

28 Bà thưa: “Lạy Chúa, đúng như vậy, nhưng chó con dưới bàn ăn những miếng bánh vụn của con cái.”

29 Chúa bảo bà: “Bà đã nói thế thì hãy về đi, quỷ đã ra khỏi con gái bà rồi.”

30 Về đến nhà, bà thấy con gái mình đang nằm trên giường và quỷ đã ra khỏi.

Đức Giê-su Chữa Người Điếc Và Ngọng

31 Đức Giê-su lại rời thành phố miền Ty-rơ đi ngang qua thành Sy-đôn hướng đến vùng biển Ga-li-lê để vào miền Mười Thành. 32 Người ta đem đến cho Ngài một người điếc và ngọng, nài xin Ngài đặt tay chữa trị.

33 Ngài dắt anh ấy ra khỏi đám đông rồi đặt ngón tay vào lỗ tai và nhổ nước miếng thấm vào lưỡi anh. 34 Ngài ngước mắt lên trời, thở dài và bảo người: “Ép-pha-ta!” Nghĩa là: “Hãy mở ra.” 35 Tức thì tai anh mở ra, lưỡi được thong thả và anh nói rõ ràng.

36 Ngài cấm dân chúng không được thuật chuyện đó với ai, nhưng Ngài càng cấm họ lại càng đồn ra. 37 Dân chúng vô cùng ngạc nhiên và nói: “Ngài làm điều gì cũng tốt lành, khiến cả kẻ điếc nghe và người câm nói được.”

Footnotes

  1. 7:8 Isa 29:13
  2. 7:10 Xuất 20:12; Phục 5:16
  3. 7:10 Xuất 21:17; Lê 20:9
  4. 7:16 Nhiều bản cổ không có câu 16

Defilement Comes from Within(A)

Then (B)the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with (C)unwashed hands, [b]they found fault. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [c]in a special way, holding the (D)tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.

(E)Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”

He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (F)hypocrites, as it is written:

(G)‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—[d]the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”

He said to them, All too well (H)you [e]reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, (I)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (J)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, (K)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God), 12 then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, 13 making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

14 (L)When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and (M)understand: 15 There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that (N)defile a man. 16 (O)If[f] anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

17 (P)When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. 18 So He said to them, (Q)“Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, [g]thus purifying all foods?” 20 And He said, (R)“What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. 21 (S)For from within, out of the heart of men, (T)proceed evil thoughts, (U)adulteries, (V)fornications, murders, 22 thefts, (W)covetousness, wickedness, (X)deceit, (Y)lewdness, an evil eye, (Z)blasphemy, (AA)pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

A Gentile Shows Her Faith(AB)

24 (AC)From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre [h]and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be (AD)hidden. 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and (AE)fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a [i]Greek, a [j]Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept [k]asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

28 And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.

Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute(AF)

31 (AG)Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. 32 Then (AH)they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. 33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and (AI)He spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then, (AJ)looking up to heaven, (AK)He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

35 (AL)Immediately his ears were opened, and the [l]impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then (AM)He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. 37 And they were (AN)astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He (AO)makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:2 NU omits when
  2. Mark 7:2 NU omits they found fault
  3. Mark 7:3 Lit. with the fist
  4. Mark 7:8 NU omits the rest of v. 8.
  5. Mark 7:9 set aside
  6. Mark 7:16 NU omits v. 16.
  7. Mark 7:19 NU sets off the final phrase as Mark’s comment that Jesus has declared all foods clean.
  8. Mark 7:24 NU omits and Sidon
  9. Mark 7:26 Gentile
  10. Mark 7:26 A Syrian of Phoenicia
  11. Mark 7:26 begging
  12. Mark 7:35 Lit. bond

God’s Law and Human Traditions(A)

Some Pharisees and some teachers of the law came from Jerusalem and gathered around Jesus. They saw that some of his followers ate food with hands that were not clean, meaning that they did not wash their hands in a special way. The Pharisees and all the other Jews never eat before washing their hands in this special way. They do this to follow the traditions they have from their great leaders who lived long ago. And when these Jews buy something in the market, they never eat it until they wash it in a special way. They also follow other rules from their people who lived before them. They follow rules like the washing of cups, pitchers, and pots.[a]

The Pharisees and teachers of the law said to Jesus, “Your followers don’t follow the traditions we have from our great leaders who lived long ago. They eat their food with hands that are not clean. Why do they do this?”

Jesus answered, “You are all hypocrites. Isaiah was right when he wrote these words from God about you:

‘These people honor me with their words,
    but I am not really important to them.
Their worship of me is worthless.
    The things they teach are only human rules.’ (B)

You have stopped following God’s commands, preferring instead the man-made rules you got from others.”

Then he said, “You show great skill in avoiding the commands of God so that you can follow your own teachings! 10 Moses said, ‘You must respect your father and mother.’[b] He also said, ‘Whoever says anything bad to their father or mother must be killed.’[c] 11 But you teach that people can say to their father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but I will not use it for you. I will give it to God.’ 12 You are telling people that they do not have to do anything for their father or mother. 13 So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think it is more important to follow those traditions you have, which you pass on to others. And you do many things like that.”

14 Jesus called the people to him again. He said, “Everyone should listen to me and understand what I am saying. 15 There is nothing people can put in their mouth that will make them wrong.[d] People are made wrong by what comes from inside them.” 16 [e]

17 Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. The followers asked Jesus about what he had told the people. 18 He said, “Do you still have trouble understanding? Surely you know that nothing that enters the mouth from the outside can make people unacceptable to God. 19 Food does not go into a person’s mind. It goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” (When Jesus said this, he meant there is no food that is wrong for people to eat.)

20 And Jesus said, “The things that make people wrong are the things that come from the inside. 21 All these bad things begin inside a person, in the mind: bad thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder, 22 adultery, greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, insulting people, proud talking, and foolish living. 23 These evil things come from inside a person. And these are the things that make people unacceptable to God.”

Jesus Helps a Non-Jewish Woman(C)

24 Jesus went from there to the area around Tyre. He did not want the people in that area to know he was there, so he went into a house. But he could not stay hidden. 25 A woman heard that he was there. Her little daughter had an evil spirit inside her. So the woman came to Jesus and bowed down near his feet. 26 She was not a Jew. She was born in Phoenicia, an area in Syria. She begged Jesus to force the demon out of her daughter.

27 Jesus told the woman, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs. First let the children eat all they want.”

28 She answered, “That is true, Lord. But the dogs under the table can eat the pieces of food that the children don’t eat.”

29 Then he told her, “That is a very good answer. You may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

30 The woman went home and found her daughter lying on the bed. The demon was gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf Man

31 Then Jesus left the area around Tyre and went through Sidon. On his way to Lake Galilee he went through the area of the Ten Towns. 32 While he was there, some people brought a man to him who was deaf and could not talk clearly. The people begged Jesus to put his hand on the man to heal him.

33 Jesus led the man away from the people to be alone with him. He put his fingers in the man’s ears. Then he spit on a finger and put it on the man’s tongue. 34 Jesus looked up to the sky and with a loud sigh he said, “Ephphatha!” (This means “Open!”) 35 As soon as Jesus did this, the man was able to hear. He was able to use his tongue, and he began to speak clearly.

36 Jesus told the people not to tell anyone about this. But the more he told them not to say anything, the more people they told. 37 They were all completely amazed. They said, “Look at what he has done. It’s all good. He makes deaf people able to hear and gives a new voice to people who could not talk.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:4 pots Some Greek copies add “and couches.”
  2. Mark 7:10 Quote from Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16.
  3. Mark 7:10 Quote from Ex. 21:17.
  4. Mark 7:15 wrong Literally, “unclean” or “not pure,” meaning unacceptable to God. Also in verse 20.
  5. Mark 7:16 Some Greek copies add verse 16: “You people who hear me, listen!”

That Which Defiles(A)

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,(B) that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(C) When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[a])(D)

So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(E) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[b](F)

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(G)

And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[c] your own traditions!(H) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[d](I) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[e](J) 11 But you say(K) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God(L) by your tradition(M) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] [f]

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him(N) about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods(O) clean.)(P)

20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed,(Q) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith(R)

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[g](S) He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit(T) came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man(U)

31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre(V) and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee(W) and into the region of the Decapolis.[h](X) 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk,(Y) and they begged Jesus to place his hand on(Z) him.

33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit(AA) and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven(AB) and with a deep sigh(AC) said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.(AD)

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.(AE) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
  2. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
  3. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up
  4. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  5. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  6. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.
  7. Mark 7:24 Many early manuscripts Tyre and Sidon
  8. Mark 7:31 That is, the Ten Cities