Marcos 7
Dios Habla Hoy
Lo que hace impuro al hombre(A)
7 Se acercaron los fariseos a Jesús, con unos maestros de la ley que habían llegado de Jerusalén. 2 Éstos, al ver que algunos discípulos de Jesús comían con las manos impuras, es decir, sin haber cumplido con la ceremonia de lavárselas, los criticaron. 3 (Porque los fariseos y todos los judíos siguen la tradición de sus antepasados, de no comer sin antes lavarse las manos debidamente. 4 Y cuando regresan del mercado, no comen sin antes cumplir con la ceremonia de lavarse. Y aun tienen otras muchas costumbres, como lavar los vasos, los jarros, las vasijas de metal y las camas.) 5 Por eso, los fariseos y los maestros de la ley le preguntaron:
—¿Por qué tus discípulos no siguen la tradición de nuestros antepasados, sino que comen con las manos impuras?
6 Jesús les contestó:
—Bien habló el profeta Isaías acerca de lo hipócritas que son ustedes, cuando escribió:
“Este pueblo me honra con la boca,
pero su corazón está lejos de mí.
7 De nada sirve que me rinda culto:
sus enseñanzas son mandatos de hombres.”
8 Porque ustedes dejan el mandato de Dios para seguir las tradiciones de los hombres.
9 También les dijo:
—Para mantener sus propias tradiciones, ustedes pasan por alto el mandato de Dios. 10 Pues Moisés dijo: “Honra a tu padre y a tu madre”, y “El que maldiga a su padre o a su madre, será condenado a muerte.” 11 Pero ustedes afirman que un hombre puede decirle a su padre o a su madre: “No puedo ayudarte, porque todo lo que tengo es corbán” (es decir: «ofrecido a Dios»); 12 y también afirman que quien dice esto ya no está obligado a ayudar a su padre o a su madre. 13 De esta manera ustedes anulan la palabra de Dios con esas tradiciones que se trasmiten unos a otros. Y hacen otras muchas cosas parecidas.
14 Luego Jesús llamó a la gente, y dijo:
—Escúchenme todos, y entiendan: 15 Nada de lo que entra de afuera puede hacer impuro al hombre. Lo que sale del corazón del hombre es lo que lo hace impuro.
17 Cuando Jesús dejó a la gente y entró en la casa, sus discípulos le preguntaron sobre esta enseñanza. 18 Él les dijo:
—¿Así que ustedes tampoco lo comprenden? ¿No entienden que nada de lo que entra de afuera puede hacer impuro al hombre, 19 porque no entra en el corazón, sino en el vientre, para después salir del cuerpo?
Con esto quiso decir que todos los alimentos son limpios. 20 Dijo también:
—Lo que sale del hombre, eso sí lo hace impuro. 21 Porque de adentro, es decir, del corazón de los hombres, salen los malos pensamientos, la inmoralidad sexual, los robos, los asesinatos, 22 los adulterios, la codicia, las maldades, el engaño, los vicios, la envidia, los chismes, el orgullo y la falta de juicio. 23 Todas estas cosas malas salen de adentro y hacen impuro al hombre.
La fe de una mujer no judía(B)
24 De allí se dirigió Jesús a la región de Tiro. Entró en una casa, sin querer que nadie lo supiera; pero no pudo esconderse. 25 Pronto supo de él la madre de una muchacha que tenía un espíritu impuro, la cual fue y se arrodilló a los pies de Jesús. 26 La mujer no era judía, sino originaria de Sirofenicia. Fue, pues, y rogó a Jesús que expulsara de su hija al demonio. 27 Pero Jesús le dijo:
—Deja que los hijos coman primero, porque no está bien quitarles el pan a los hijos y dárselo a los perros.
28 Ella le respondió:
—Pero, Señor, hasta los perros comen debajo de la mesa las migajas que dejan caer los hijos.
29 Jesús le dijo:
—Por haber hablado así, vete tranquila. El demonio ya ha salido de tu hija.
30 Cuando la mujer llegó a su casa, encontró a la niña en la cama; el demonio ya había salido de ella.
Jesús sana a un sordo y tartamudo
31 Jesús volvió a salir de la región de Tiro y, pasando por Sidón, llegó al Lago de Galilea, en pleno territorio de Decápolis. 32 Allí le llevaron un sordo y tartamudo, y le pidieron que pusiera su mano sobre él. 33 Jesús se lo llevó a un lado, aparte de la gente, le metió los dedos en los oídos y con saliva le tocó la lengua. 34 Luego, mirando al cielo, suspiró y dijo al hombre: «¡Efatá!» (es decir: «¡Ábrete!»)
35 Al momento, los oídos del sordo se abrieron, y se le desató la lengua y pudo hablar bien. 36 Jesús les mandó que no se lo dijeran a nadie; pero cuanto más se lo mandaba, tanto más lo contaban. 37 Llenos de admiración, decían: «Todo lo hace bien. ¡Hasta puede hacer que los sordos oigan y que los mudos hablen!»
Mark 7
Contemporary English Version
The Teaching of the Ancestors
(Matthew 15.1-9)
7 Some Pharisees and several teachers of the Law of Moses from Jerusalem came and gathered around Jesus. 2 They noticed that some of his disciples ate without first washing their hands.[a]
3 The Pharisees and many others obey the teachings of their ancestors. They always wash their hands in the proper way[b] before eating. 4 None of them will eat anything they buy in the market until it is washed. They also follow a lot of other teachings, such as washing cups, pitchers, and bowls.[c]
5 The Pharisees and teachers asked Jesus, “Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? Why do they eat without washing their hands?”
6 (A) Jesus replied:
You are nothing but show-offs! The prophet Isaiah was right when he wrote that God had said,
“All of you praise me
with your words,
but you never really
think about me.
7 It is useless for you
to worship me,
when you teach rules
made up by humans.”
8 You disobey God's commands in order to obey what humans have taught. 9 You are good at rejecting God's commands so that you can follow your own teachings! 10 (B) Didn't Moses command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents? 11 But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they own has been offered to God.[d] 12 You won't let those people help their parents. 13 And you ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching. You do a lot of other things just as bad.
What Really Makes People Unclean
(Matthew 15.10-20)
14 Jesus called the crowd together again and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. 15-16 The food that you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.”[e]
17 After Jesus and his disciples had left the crowd and gone into the house, they asked him what these sayings meant. 18 He answered, “Don't you know what I am talking about by now? You surely know that the food you put into your mouth cannot make you unclean. 19 It doesn't go into your heart, but into your stomach, and then out of your body.” By saying this, Jesus meant that all foods were fit to eat.
20 Then Jesus said:
What comes from your heart is what makes you unclean. 21 Out of your heart come evil thoughts, vulgar deeds, stealing, murder, 22 unfaithfulness in marriage, greed, meanness, deceit, indecency, envy, insults, pride, and foolishness. 23 All of these come from your heart, and they are what make you unfit to worship God.
A Woman's Faith
(Matthew 15.21-28)
24 Jesus left and went to the region near the town of Tyre, where he stayed in someone's home. He did not want people to know he was there, but they found out anyway. 25 A woman whose daughter had an evil spirit in her heard where Jesus was. And at once she came and knelt down at his feet. 26 The woman was Greek and had been born in the part of Syria known as Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to force the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said, “The children must first be fed! It isn't right to take away their food and feed it to dogs.”[f]
28 The woman replied, “Lord, even puppies eat the crumbs that children drop from the table.”
29 Jesus answered, “That's true! You may go now. The demon has left your daughter.” 30 When the woman got back home, she found her child lying on the bed. The demon had gone.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Was Deaf and Could Hardly Talk
31 Jesus left the region around Tyre and went by way of Sidon toward Lake Galilee. He went through the land near the ten cities known as Decapolis.[g] 32 Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk. They begged Jesus just to touch him.
33 After Jesus had taken him aside from the crowd, he stuck his fingers in the man's ears. Then he spit and put it on the man's tongue. 34 Jesus looked up toward heaven, and with a groan he said, “Effatha!”[h] which means “Open up!” 35 At once the man could hear, and he had no more trouble talking clearly.
36 Jesus told the people not to say anything about what he had done. But the more he told them, the more they talked about it. 37 They were completely amazed and said, “Everything he does is good! He even heals people who cannot hear or talk.”
Footnotes
- 7.2 without first washing their hands: The Jewish people had strict laws about washing their hands before eating, especially if they had been out in public.
- 7.3 in the proper way: The Greek text has “with the fist,” but the exact meaning is not clear. It could mean “to the wrist” or “to the elbow.”
- 7.4 bowls: Some manuscripts add “and sleeping mats.”
- 7.11 has been offered to God: According to Jewish custom, when anything was offered to God, it could not be used for anyone else, not even for a person's parents.
- 7.15,16 unclean: Some manuscripts add, “If you have ears, pay attention.”
- 7.27 feed it to dogs: Some Jewish people referred to Gentiles as dogs.
- 7.31 the ten cities known as Decapolis: See the note at 5.20.
- 7.34 Effatha: This word is in Aramaic, a language spoken in Palestine during the time of Jesus.
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
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