Marcos 7
Palabra de Dios para Todos
La ley de Dios y las normas humanas
(Mt 15:1-20)
7 Los fariseos y algunos maestros de la ley que vinieron desde Jerusalén se reunían con Jesús. 2 Ellos vieron que algunos de sus seguidores comían con manos impuras, o sea, sin cumplir el ritual de lavarse las manos. 3 Los fariseos y todos los judíos no comen sin antes lavarse las manos, siguiendo el ritual tradicional de sus antepasados. 4 Tampoco comen lo que compran en el mercado sin antes lavarlo. También cumplen muchos otros rituales como los que tienen que ver con lavar los vasos, las jarras y las ollas.[a] 5 Por eso los fariseos y los maestros de la ley le preguntaron a Jesús:
—¿Por qué tus seguidores no cumplen las tradiciones de nuestros antepasados? Comen con las manos impuras.
6 Jesús les respondió:
—¡Hipócritas! Isaías tenía razón cuando profetizó sobre ustedes:
“Este pueblo me honra de labios para afuera,
pero su corazón está lejos de mí.
7 (A)De nada les sirve que me adoren
porque todo lo que enseñan son normas de hombres”.[b]
8 Ustedes han olvidado los mandamientos de Dios. Sólo cumplen tradiciones humanas.
9 También les dijo:
—¡Vaya manera la de ustedes de convencer a la gente para que siga la tradición de ustedes en vez de seguir el mandamiento de Dios![c] 10 (B)(C)Moisés dijo: “Respeta a tu papá y a tu mamá”[d] y “El que insulte al papá o a la mamá debe morir”.[e] 11 Pero ustedes enseñan que alguien puede decirle al papá o a la mamá: “Tengo algo que te podría ayudar, pero lo voy a entregar como Corbán” (que significa «mi ofrenda a Dios»). 12 Eso significa que ustedes permiten que alguien deje de ayudar al papá o a la mamá. 13 Así con la tradición que se trasmiten unos a otros, ustedes anulan la palabra de Dios. Y hacen muchas otras cosas como estas.
14 Jesús llamó a la multitud otra vez y le dijo:
—Escúchenme todos y entiendan. 15 Ningún alimento que entre en el cuerpo lo vuelve impuro a uno. Es lo que sale del interior lo que lo vuelve impuro a uno. 16 [f]
17 Cuando dejó la multitud y entró a la casa, sus seguidores le preguntaron el significado de la historia. 18 Jesús les dijo:
—¿Es que ustedes tampoco entienden? ¿No se dan cuenta de que lo que alguien come no lo puede volver impuro? 19 Porque lo que coma una persona no afecta su manera de pensar, sino que va a su estómago y luego sale a la letrina.
Con estas palabras Jesús daba a entender que ningún alimento está prohibido. 20 Después les dijo:
—Lo que sale del interior de la gente es lo que vuelve impuro a alguien. 21 Porque del interior de la gente, o sea de la mente, salen los malos pensamientos, la inmoralidad sexual, el robo, el asesinato, 22 el adulterio, la codicia, la maldad, el engaño, el desenfreno, la envidia, los insultos, la arrogancia y la necedad. 23 Toda esa maldad proviene del interior y es lo que hace impura a la gente.
Jesús ayuda a una extranjera
(Mt 15:21-28)
24 Jesús salió de allí y se fue a la región de Tiro. Entró a una casa y no quería que nadie supiera que estaba allí, pero le fue imposible esconderse. 25 Pronto una mujer que tenía una hija poseída por un espíritu maligno se enteró de que Jesús estaba en el pueblo. La mujer llegó hasta él y se postró a sus pies. 26 Ella era griega, nacida en Fenicia, Siria. Le pidió que expulsara de su hija el demonio. 27 Jesús le dijo:
—Primero hay que dejar satisfechos a los hijos, porque no está bien darles el pan de los hijos a los perros.
28 Pero ella le respondió:
—Es cierto, Señor. Pero hasta los perros que están debajo de la mesa pueden comer las migajas que dejan caer los hijos.
29 Entonces Jesús le dijo:
—¡Qué buena respuesta! Vete tranquila a tu casa, que tu hija ya no tiene ningún demonio.
30 La mujer fue a su casa y encontró a su hija acostada en la cama; y que el demonio había salido de ella.
Jesús sana a un sordomudo
31 Después Jesús regresó de la región de Tiro y, pasando por Sidón, llegó al lago de Galilea, atravesando la región de Decápolis. 32 Allí le llevaron a Jesús a un hombre que era sordo y casi no podía hablar. Le rogaron que lo tocara para sanarlo.
33 Jesús se alejó con el hombre para apartarse de la multitud. Le metió los dedos en los oídos, escupió y con saliva le tocó la lengua. 34 Después Jesús miró hacia el cielo, respiró profundo y dijo: «¡Efatá!» (que significa «¡Ábrete!»). 35 Enseguida el hombre pudo oír, se arregló su defecto de la lengua y comenzó a hablar normalmente.
36 Jesús les ordenó a los que vieron el milagro que no contaran lo que había pasado. Sin embargo, entre más se lo ordenaba, más iban a contarlo. 37 La gente quedó completamente atónita y decían: «Hace todo muy bien. ¡Hasta puede hacer que los sordos oigan y que los mudos hablen!»
Footnotes
- 7:4 vasos […] ollas Algunos manuscritos añaden: y lechos.
- 7:6-7 Cita de Is 29:13.
- 7:9 ¡Vaya manera […] de Dios! Muchos manuscritos griegos tienen Siguen su tradición en vez del mandamiento de Dios.
- 7:10 Cita de Éx 20:12; Dt 5:16.
- 7:10 Cita de Éx 21:17.
- 7:16 Algunos manuscritos incluyen el versículo 16: Oigan bien lo que les digo.
Mark 7
King James Version
7 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 children's 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 children's 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.
Mark 7
New King James Version
Defilement Comes from Within(A)
7 Then (B)the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. 2 Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with (C)unwashed hands, [b]they found fault. 3 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. 4 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.
5 (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?”
6 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.
7 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 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.”
9 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
- Mark 7:2 NU omits when
- Mark 7:2 NU omits they found fault
- Mark 7:3 Lit. with the fist
- Mark 7:8 NU omits the rest of v. 8.
- Mark 7:9 set aside
- Mark 7:16 NU omits v. 16.
- Mark 7:19 NU sets off the final phrase as Mark’s comment that Jesus has declared all foods clean.
- Mark 7:24 NU omits and Sidon
- Mark 7:26 Gentile
- Mark 7:26 A Syrian of Phoenicia
- Mark 7:26 begging
- Mark 7:35 Lit. bond
Markus 7
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Guds bud och människors regler
(Matt 15:1-20)
7 Fariseer och en del skriftlärda som hade kommit från Jerusalem samlades kring Jesus. 2 De lade märke till att en del av hans lärjungar åt bröd med orena händer, utan att först ha tvättat händerna. 3 (Varken fariseerna eller några andra judar äter utan att först ha tvättat händerna; de håller fast vid förfädernas tradition. 4 När de kommer hem från marknadsplatsen genomför de en tvagning innan de äter. Det finns också många andra traditioner som de är noga med att följa, som att skölja bägare, kannor och kopparkärl.)
5 Fariseerna och de skriftlärda frågade därför Jesus: ”Varför håller sig inte dina lärjungar till förfädernas tradition? De äter ju med orena händer.”
6 Jesus svarade: ”Ni hycklare! Profeten Jesaja profeterade rätt om er, som det står skrivet:
’Det här folket ärar mig med sina ord,
men deras hjärtan är långt ifrån mig.
7 Deras tillbedjan är värdelös,
för de lär bara ut människobud.’[a]
8 Ni struntar i Guds bud och håller fast vid mänskliga traditioner.”
9 Han sa också till dem: ”Så väl struntar ni i Guds bud och håller fast vid er tradition! 10 Mose sa: ’Visa respekt för dina föräldrar’, och: ’Den som talar illa om sina föräldrar ska dömas till döden.’[b] 11 Men ni menar att om någon säger till sin far eller mor: ’Det du kunde ha fått av mig är korban’ (det vill säga tempelgåva), 12 låter ni därmed inte den personen göra något för sina föräldrar. 13 Så ogiltigförklarar ni Guds ord genom era egna traditioner. Och mycket annat liknande gör ni.”
14 Sedan kallade Jesus till sig folket på nytt och sa: ”Hör på allihop och försök att förstå. 15 Det är inte det som kommer in i människan utifrån som gör henne oren,[c] utan det är det som kommer ut från människan som gör henne oren.”[d]
17 När Jesus sedan hade lämnat folkhopen och kommit hem igen, frågade hans lärjungar honom om liknelsen.
18 ”Förstår inte ni heller?” frågade han. ”Inser ni inte att det som kommer in i en människa utifrån aldrig kan göra henne oren? 19 Det går ju inte in i hennes hjärta, utan passerar bara genom magen och kommer ut på avträdet.” Med detta förklarade Jesus all mat ren.[e]
20 Sedan tillade han: ”Det som kommer ut ur människan gör henne oren. 21 Inifrån, ifrån människohjärtan, kommer ju onda tankar, sexuell omoral, stöld, mord, 22 otrohet i äktenskapet, egoism, ondska, bedrägeri, liderlighet, avund, förtal, högfärd och allt annat oförstånd. 23 Allt detta onda kommer inifrån, och det är det som gör människan oren.”
En icke-judisk kvinnas tro
(Matt 15:21-28)
24 Sedan gick han därifrån och kom till trakten av Tyros[f], där han tog in i ett hus. Han ville inte att det skulle bli känt, men det gick inte att hemlighålla. 25 En kvinna, som hade en dotter som var besatt av en oren ande, fick höra om honom och kom genast dit och kastade sig ner för Jesus fötter. 26 Det var en grekisk[g] kvinna, av syrisk-fenikisk härkomst. Hon bad att han skulle driva ut den onda anden ur hennes dotter.
27 Jesus sa till henne: ”Låt först barnen bli mättade, för det är inte rätt att ta brödet från barnen och kasta det åt hundarna.” [h]
28 Hon svarade: ”Det är sant, Herre, men till och med hundarna under bordet får äta av de smulor som barnen lämnar.”
29 ”Eftersom du säger så”, sa han, ”gå hem igen, för den onda anden har lämnat din dotter.”
30 När hon kom hem, låg flickan i sängen, och den onda anden var borta.
Jesus botar en döv man med talsvårigheter
(Matt 15:29-31)
31 Från Tyros område gick Jesus vidare till Sidon och sedan till Galileiska sjön via Tiostadsområdet. 32 Där kom man till honom med en döv man, som också hade talsvårigheter, och man bad att Jesus skulle lägga sin hand på honom.
33 Jesus ledde honom då undan från folket och satte fingrarna i hans öron och spottade och rörde vid hans tunga. 34 Sedan såg han upp mot himlen, suckade djupt och sa: ”Effata![i]” (det betyder: Öppna dig!) 35 Och genast kunde mannen höra perfekt, och han talade klart och tydligt.
36 Jesus förbjöd folket att berätta vad som hade hänt. Men ju mer han förbjöd dem, desto mer spred de nyheten. 37 De var fulla av förvåning och sa: ”Allt han gör är fantastiskt! Han får till och med de döva att höra och de stumma att tala.”
Footnotes
- 7:7 Se Jes 29:13.
- 7:10 Se 2 Mos 20:12; 21:17.
- 7:15 Lagen har en mängd regler om vad man får och inte får äta, jfr 3 Mos 11. Här är det dock frågan om att äta med otvättade händer, inte maten i sig.
- 7:15 En del handskrifter har med en extra vers: …gör er orena. 16 Lyssna noga och försök att förstå!
- 7:19 Eller: avträdet, och detta gör all mat ren.
- 7:24 Tyros låg i Fenikien, cirka åtta mil från Kafarnaum.
- 7:26 Enligt Matt 15:22 också kanaaneisk.
- 7:27 Jesus verkade främst bland judarna, som efter hans död och uppståndelse skulle sprida budskapet om honom till jordens alla folk. Men då och då gjorde Jesus ett undantag. Jfr Matt 8:5-13, där han botar en romersk soldats tjänare.
- 7:34 Effata är arameiska, ett av de språk som talades i Israel på den här tiden.
Mark 7
New International Version
That Which Defiles(A)
7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,(B) that is, unwashed. 3 (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) 4 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)
5 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?”
6 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.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’[b](F)
8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(G)
9 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
- Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
- Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
- Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up
- Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
- Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.
- Mark 7:24 Many early manuscripts Tyre and Sidon
- Mark 7:31 That is, the Ten Cities
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