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Mark 7
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The Things that Truly Please God(A)

7 When some Pharisees and some ·teachers of the law [scribes] came from Jerusalem, they gathered around Jesus. 2 They saw that some of Jesus’ ·followers [disciples] ate food with hands that were not clean, that is, they hadn’t [ceremonially] washed them. 3 ([For] The Pharisees and all the Jews never eat before washing their hands ·in the way required [L with a fist; C the meaning of the idiom is uncertain; it could mean “with a handful of water,” “with cupped hand,” “up to the wrist” or something else] by ·their unwritten laws [L the traditions of the elders]. 4 ·And when they buy something in the market, they never eat it [or, And when they come from the market (where they might have touched something “unclean”), they do not eat] until they wash themselves in a special way. They also ·follow [hold fast to; observe] many other ·unwritten laws [traditions], such as the washing of cups, pitchers, and pots.[a])

5 The Pharisees and the ·teachers of the law [scribes] asked Jesus, “Why don’t your ·followers [disciples] ·obey [walk according to] the ·unwritten laws which have been handed down to us [traditions of the elders]? Why do they eat their food with hands that are ·not clean [defiled]?”

6 Jesus answered, “Isaiah was right when he ·spoke [prophesied] about you hypocrites. ·He wrote [As it is written],

‘These people show honor to me with ·words [L their lips],
    but their hearts are far from me.
7 Their worship of me is ·worthless [futile; in vain].
    The things they teach are nothing but human ·rules [commandments; Is. 29:13].’

8 You ·have stopped following [neglected; abandoned] the commands of God, and you ·follow [hold on to] only human ·teachings[b] [traditions].”

9 Then Jesus said to them, “You ·cleverly ignore [are very good at ignoring/despising] the commands of God so you can follow your own ·teachings [tradition]. 10 [For] Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ [Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16], and ‘Anyone who ·says cruel things to [speaks evil of; curses] his father or mother must be put to death’ [Ex. 21:17; Lev. 20:9]. 11 But you say a person can tell his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but it is Corban—a gift to God.’ [C Corban is a Hebrew term meaning dedicated or set aside to God.] 12 You no longer let that person ·use that money [do anything] for his father or his mother. 13 By your own ·rules [tradition], which you ·teach people [have handed down], you are ·rejecting [nullifying; canceling] what God said. And you do many things like that.”

14 After Jesus called the crowd to him again, he said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand what I am saying. 15 There is nothing people put into their bodies that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles them]. [But rather] People are ·made unclean [polluted; defiled] by the things that come out of them. |16 ·Let those with ears use them and listen [see 4:23].|”[c]

17 When Jesus left the ·people [crowd] and went into the house, his ·followers [disciples] asked him about this ·story [parable; see 3:23]. 18 Jesus said, “·Do you still not understand [Are you so dull]? ·Surely you know [L Don’t you know…?] that nothing that enters someone from the outside can make that person ·unclean [polluted; defiled]. 19 [Because] It does not go into the ·mind [heart], but into the stomach. Then it goes ·out of the body [L into the sewer/latrine].” ·(When Jesus said this, he meant that no longer was any food unclean for people to eat.) [or, (In this way, Jesus cleansed all food.)]

20 And Jesus said, “The things that come out of people are the things that make them ·unclean [defiled]. 21 ·All these evil things begin inside people, in the mind [L For from within, out of human hearts, come]: evil ·thoughts [intentions; ideas], sexual sins, stealing, murder, adultery, 22 greed, ·evil actions [wickedness], ·lying [deceit], ·doing sinful things [indecency; lust; lewdness], ·jealousy [envy; L evil eye], ·speaking evil of others [slander; blasphemy], pride, and foolish living. 23 All these evil things come from inside and make people ·unclean [defiled].”

Jesus Helps a Gentile Woman(B)

24 Jesus left that place and went to the area around Tyre[d] [C a Gentile city on the coast north of Israel]. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know he was there, but he could not stay hidden. 25 A woman whose daughter had an ·evil [defiling; L unclean] spirit in her heard that he was there. So she ·quickly [immediately] came to Jesus and ·fell [bowed] at his feet. 26 She was ·Greek [a Gentile; C “Greek” is sometimes used for any non-Jew; Rom. 1:16], born in Phoenicia, in Syria. She ·begged [kept asking] Jesus to ·force [drive; cast] the demon out of her daughter.

27 Jesus told the woman, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and ·give [throw] it to the dogs. First let the children eat all they want.” [C “Children” refers to Israel; “dogs” to the Gentiles.]

28 But she answered, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table can eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then Jesus said, “Because of your answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

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

Jesus Heals a Deaf Man(C)

31 Then Jesus left the area around Tyre and went through Sidon to Lake Galilee [T the Sea of Galilee], to the area of ·the Ten Towns [or Decapolis; C an area east of Lake Galilee that once had ten main towns; 5:20]. 32 While he was there, some people brought a man to him who was deaf and ·could not talk plainly [had a speech impediment]. The people begged Jesus to put his hand on the man to heal him.

33 Jesus led the man away from the crowd, by himself. He put his fingers in the man’s ears and then spit and touched the man’s tongue. [C The use of saliva is mentioned in other ancient accounts of healing, and elsewhere in the Gospels; see 8:23; John 9:6.] 34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to the man, “Ephphatha!” (This means [C in Aramaic], “Be opened.”) 35 Instantly the man was able to hear and to use his tongue so that he spoke clearly.

36 Jesus ·commanded [ordered; instructed] the people not to tell anyone about what happened. But the more he ·commanded [ordered; instructed] them, the more they ·told about [proclaimed] it. 37 They were completely amazed and said, “Jesus does everything well. He makes the deaf hear! And ·those who can’t talk [the mute] he makes able to speak.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:4 pots Some Greek copies continue, “and dining couches.”
  2. Mark 7:8 teachings Some Greek copies continue, “You wash pitchers and jugs and do many other such things.”
  3. Mark 7:16 Let … listen. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
  4. Mark 7:24 Tyre Some Greek copies continue, “and Sidon.”
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Markus 7
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Guds bud eller människors stadgar

7 Fariseerna och några skriftlärda som hade kommit från Jerusalem samlades kring honom. 2 De hade sett att några av hans lärjungar åt med orena händer, det vill säga utan att tvätta händerna. - 3 Fariseerna liksom alla andra judar äter inte utan att ha tvättat händerna med en handfull[a] vatten. De håller fast vid de äldstes stadgar. 4 Och när de kommer från torget[b] äter de inte utan att först ha tvättat sig. Mycket annat har de också lärt sig att iaktta, som att skölja bägare, kannor och kopparkärl. - 5 Fariseerna och de skriftlärda frågade honom: "Varför följer inte dina lärjungar de äldstes stadgar[c] utan äter med orena händer?" 6 Han svarade dem: "Rätt profeterade Jesaja om er, ni hycklare. Hos honom står det skrivet: Detta folk ärar mig med sina läppar, men deras hjärtan är långt ifrån mig. [d] 7 Förgäves dyrkar de mig, eftersom de läror de förkunnar är människobud. 8 Ni upphäver Guds bud och håller er till människors stadgar."

9 Han sade också till dem: "Ni upphäver fullkomligt Guds bud för att hålla fast vid era egna stadgar. 10 Mose har sagt: Hedra din far och din mor [e] och: Den som förbannar sin far eller sin mor skall straffas med döden. 11 Men ni påstår att om någon säger till sin far eller mor: Vad du kunde ha fått av mig ger jag i stället som 'korban', som offergåva,[f] 12 då tillåter ni honom inte längre att göra något för sin far eller mor. 13 Ni upphäver Guds ord genom de stadgar som ni följer och för vidare. Och mycket annat sådant gör ni."

14 Jesus kallade till sig folket på nytt och sade: "Hör på mig allesammans och förstå: 15 Ingenting som utifrån går in i människan kan göra henne oren, men det som går ut ur människan, det orenar henne."[g] 17 När han hade lämnat folket och kommit hem, frågade hans lärjungar vad han menade med denna liknelse. 18 Han svarade dem: "Är ni också oförståndiga? Inser ni inte att det som utifrån går in i människan inte kan göra henne oren, 19 eftersom det inte går in i hennes hjärta utan ner i magen och ut på avträdet?" Därmed förklarade han all mat för ren. 20 Och han tillade: "Det som går ut ur människan, det gör henne oren. 21 Ty inifrån, från människans hjärta, utgår onda tankar, otukt, stöld, mord, 22 äktenskapsbrott, girighet, ondska, svek, lösaktighet, avund, hädelse, högmod och dårskap. 23 Allt detta onda kommer inifrån och gör människan oren."

En hednisk kvinnas tro

24 Sedan begav han sig därifrån och kom till Tyrus område. Där gick han in i ett hus. Han ville inte att någon skulle få veta det, men det kunde inte hållas hemligt. 25 En kvinna, vars dotter hade en oren ande, fick höra talas om honom, och hon kom genast och föll ner för hans fötter. 26 Det var en grekisk kvinna av syrisk-fenicisk härkomst. Hon bad att Jesus skulle driva ut den onde anden ur hennes dotter. 27 Jesus sade till henne: "Låt barnen först[h] få äta sig mätta. Det är inte rätt att ta brödet från barnen och kasta det åt hundarna." 28 Hon svarade honom: "Herre, hundarna under bordet äter också av barnens smulor." 29 Då sade han till henne: "För de ordens skull säger jag dig: Gå! Den onde anden har farit ut ur din dotter." 30 Och hon gick hem och fann barnet ligga på bädden. Den onde anden hade farit ut.

Jesus botar en dövstum

31 Därefter lämnade han Tyrus område och tog vägen över Sidon och gick sedan genom Dekapolis område till Galileiska sjön. 32 Och man förde till honom en som var döv och nästan stum och bad att han skulle lägga handen på honom. 33 Då tog han honom åt sidan, bort från folkskaran, stoppade fingrarna i hans öron, spottade och rörde vid hans tunga 34 och såg upp mot himlen, suckade och sade: "Effata!" - det betyder: Öppna dig! 35 Genast öppnades hans öron och hans tunga löstes, och han talade tydligt och klart. 36 Jesus förbjöd dem att tala om detta för någon, men ju mer han förbjöd dem, desto ivrigare var de att göra det känt. 37 Och folk blev utom sig av häpnad och sade: "Allt han har gjort är gott. De döva får han att höra och de stumma att tala."

Footnotes

  1. Markus 7:3 en handfull Det grekiska ordets innebörd är mycket osäker. Klart är dock att det här är fråga om rituell rening.
  2. Markus 7:4 när de kommer från torget På torget kom judarna i beröring med hedningar. När en jude kom från torget, måste han därför "rena sig", innan han åt. Vid grövre föroreningar måste man bada hela kroppen (3 Mos 14:8f). Även sängar och bänkar kunde höra till sådant som måste renas (3 Mos 15:5f).
  3. Markus 7:5 de äldstes stadgar Se not till Matt 15:2.
  4. Markus 7:6 Jes 29:13.
  5. Markus 7:10 2 Mos 20:12, 21:17.
  6. Markus 7:11 offergåva Se not till Matt 15:5.
  7. Markus 7:15 En del handskrifter tillägger (v. 16): "Hör, du som har öron att höra med!"
  8. Markus 7:27 först Evangeliets välsignelser skulle först erbjudas barnen, dvs judarna.
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Mark 7
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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

  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
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