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.
Marcos 7
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang mga Tradisyon(A)
7 May mga Pariseo at mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan na dumating galing sa Jerusalem at nagtipon sa paligid ni Jesus. 2 Napansin nila na ang ilan sa mga tagasunod ni Jesus ay hindi naghugas ng kamay bago kumain.
3 Ang mga Judio, lalo na ang mga Pariseo ay hindi kumakain nang hindi muna naghuhugas ng kamay bilang pagsunod sa tradisyon ng kanilang mga ninuno. 4 Hindi rin sila kumakain ng anumang nabili sa palengke nang hindi muna nila ginagawa ang ritwal ng paglilinis.[a] Marami pa silang mga tradisyong tulad nito, gaya ng paghuhugas ng mga kopa, pitsel at lutuang tanso.
5 Kaya tinanong siya ng mga Pariseo at ng mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan, “Bakit hindi sinusunod ng mga tagasunod mo ang mga tradisyon ng ating mga ninuno? Hindi sila naghuhugas ng kamay bago kumain!” 6 Sinagot sila ni Jesus, “Tamang-tama ang sinabi ni Isaias tungkol sa inyo na mga pakitang-tao. Ayon sa isinulat niya, sinabi ng Dios na,
‘Iginagalang ako ng mga taong ito sa mga labi lang nila,
ngunit malayo sa akin ang kanilang mga puso.
7 Walang kabuluhan ang kanilang pagsamba sa akin
dahil ang mga itinuturo nila ay mga utos lang ng tao.’[b]
8 Sinusuway ninyo ang utos ng Dios, at ang sinusunod ay mga tradisyon ng tao.”
9 Sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Mahusay kayo sa pagpapawalang-bisa sa mga utos ng Dios para masunod ninyo ang inyong mga tradisyon. 10 Halimbawa na lang, sinabi ni Moises, ‘Igalang ninyo ang inyong mga magulang,’[c] at ‘Ang lumapastangan sa kanyang mga magulang ay dapat patayin.’[d] 11 Pero itinuturo nʼyo naman na kapag sinabi ng isang anak sa mga magulang niya na ang tulong na ibibigay niya sana sa kanila ay Korban (ang ibig sabihin, nakalaan na sa Dios), 12 hindi na siya obligadong tumulong pa sa kanila. 13 Pinapawalang-halaga ninyo ang utos ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng mga tradisyong minana ninyo sa inyong mga ninuno. At marami pa kayong ginagawa na tulad nito.”
Ang Nagpaparumi sa Tao(B)
14 Muling tinawag ni Jesus ang mga tao at sinabi sa kanila, “Makinig kayong lahat sa akin at unawain ang sasabihin ko. 15 Hindi ang pumapasok sa bibig ng tao ang nagpaparumi sa kanya, kundi ang mga lumalabas sa kanya.” 16 [Kayong mga nakikinig, dapat nʼyo itong pag-isipan!]
17 Pagkatapos, iniwan niya ang mga tao at pumasok sa bahay. Nang nasa loob na siya, tinanong siya ng mga tagasunod niya kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng talinghaga na iyon. 18 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Bakit, hindi nʼyo pa rin ba naiintindihan? Hindi nʼyo ba alam na anumang kainin ng tao ay hindi nakakapagparumi sa kanya? 19 Sapagkat anuman ang kainin niya ay hindi naman sa puso pumupunta kundi sa kanyang tiyan, at idudumi rin niya iyon.” (Sa sinabing ito ni Jesus, ipinahayag niya na lahat ng pagkain ay maaaring kainin.) 20 Sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Ang lumalabas sa tao ang nagpaparumi sa kanya sa paningin ng Dios. 21 Sapagkat sa puso ng tao nagmumula ang masamang pag-iisip na nagtutulak sa kanya na gumawa ng sekswal na imoralidad, pagnanakaw, pagpatay, 22 pangangalunya, kasakiman, at paggawa ng lahat ng uri ng kasamaan tulad ng pandaraya, kabastusan, inggitan, paninira sa kapwa, pagyayabang, at kahangalan. 23 Ang lahat ng kasamaang ito ay nanggagaling sa puso ng tao, at siyang nagpaparumi sa kanya.”
Ang Pananampalataya ng Babaeng Hindi Judio(C)
24 Umalis si Jesus mula roon at pumunta sa mga lugar na malapit sa Tyre. Pagdating niya roon, tumuloy siya sa isang bahay. Ayaw sana niyang malaman ng mga tao na naroon siya; pero hindi rin niya ito naitago. 25-26 Sa katunayan, nalaman agad ito ng isang ina na may anak na babaeng sinaniban ng masamang espiritu. Ang babaeng itoʼy taga-Fenicia na sakop ng Syria, at Griego ang kanyang salita. Pinuntahan niya agad si Jesus at nagpatirapa sa paanan nito, at nagmamakaawang palayasin ang masamang espiritu sa kanyang anak. 27 Pero sinagot siya ni Jesus sa pamamagitan ng isang kasabihan, “Dapat munang pakainin ang mga anak, dahil hindi tamang kunin ang pagkain ng mga anak at ihagis sa mga aso.” 28 Sumagot ang babae, “Tama po kayo, Panginoon, pero kahit mga aso sa ilalim ng mesa ay kumakain ng mga mumo na nailalaglag ng mga anak.” 29 Kaya sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Dahil sa sagot mong iyan, maaari ka nang umuwi. Lumabas na sa anak mo ang masamang espiritu.” 30 Umuwi nga ang babae at nadatnan ang anak niya sa higaan, at wala na nga ang masamang espiritu sa kanya.
Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Isang Pipiʼt Bingi
31 Pagbalik ni Jesus mula sa lupain ng Tyre, dumaan siya ng Sidon at umikot sa lupain ng Decapolis, at pagkatapos ay tumuloy sa lawa ng Galilea. 32 Doon, dinala sa kanya ng mga tao ang isang lalaking pipiʼt bingi. Nakiusap sila na ipatong ni Jesus ang mga kamay niya sa lalaki. 33 Inilayo muna ni Jesus ang lalaki sa mga tao. Pagkatapos, ipinasok niya ang kanyang mga daliri sa mga tainga ng lalaki, saka dinuraan ang kanyang mga daliri at hinipo ang dila nito. 34 Tumingala si Jesus sa langit, nagbuntong-hininga, at sinabi sa lalaki, “Effata!” na ang ibig sabihin, “Mabuksan ka!” 35 Pagkatapos nito, nakarinig na ang lalaki at nakapagsalita nang maayos. 36 Pinagbilinan niya ang mga tao na huwag ipamalita ang nangyari. Pero kahit pinagbawalan sila, lalo pa nila itong ipinamalita. 37 Manghang-mangha ang mga tao, at sinabi nila, “Napakagaling[e] ng ginawa niya! Kahit mga pipiʼt bingi ay nagagawa niyang pagalingin!”
Mark 7
The Message
The Source of Your Pollution
7 1-4 The Pharisees, along with some religion scholars who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around him. They noticed that some of his disciples weren’t being careful with ritual washings before meals. The Pharisees—Jews in general, in fact—would never eat a meal without going through the motions of a ritual hand-washing, with an especially vigorous scrubbing if they had just come from the market (to say nothing of the scourings they’d give jugs and pots and pans).
5 The Pharisees and religion scholars asked, “Why do your disciples brush off the rules, showing up at meals without washing their hands?”
6-8 Jesus answered, “Isaiah was right about frauds like you, hit the bull’s-eye in fact:
These people make a big show of saying the right thing,
but their heart isn’t in it.
They act like they are worshiping me,
but they don’t mean it.
They just use me as a cover
for teaching whatever suits their fancy,
Ditching God’s command
and taking up the latest fads.”
9-13 He went on, “Well, good for you. You get rid of God’s command so you won’t be inconvenienced in following the religious fashions! Moses said, ‘Respect your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone denouncing father or mother should be killed.’ But you weasel out of that by saying that it’s perfectly acceptable to say to father or mother, ‘Gift! What I owed you I’ve given as a gift to God,’ thus relieving yourselves of obligation to father or mother. You scratch out God’s Word and scrawl a whim in its place. You do a lot of things like this.”
14-15 Jesus called the crowd together again and said, “Listen now, all of you—take this to heart. It’s not what you swallow that pollutes your life; it’s what you vomit—that’s the real pollution.”
17 When he was back home after being with the crowd, his disciples said, “We don’t get it. Put it in plain language.”
18-19 Jesus said, “Are you being willfully stupid? Don’t you see that what you swallow can’t contaminate you? It doesn’t enter your heart but your stomach, works its way through the intestines, and is finally flushed.” (That took care of dietary quibbling; Jesus was saying that all foods are fit to eat.)
20-23 He went on: “It’s what comes out of a person that pollutes: obscenities, lusts, thefts, murders, adulteries, greed, depravity, deceptive dealings, carousing, mean looks, slander, arrogance, foolishness—all these are vomit from the heart. There is the source of your pollution.”
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24-26 From there Jesus set out for the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house there where he didn’t think he would be found, but he couldn’t escape notice. He was barely inside when a woman who had a disturbed daughter heard where he was. She came and knelt at his feet, begging for help. The woman was Greek, Syro-Phoenician by birth. She asked him to cure her daughter.
27 He said, “Stand in line and take your turn. The children get fed first. If there’s any left over, the dogs get it.”
28 She said, “Of course, Master. But don’t dogs under the table get scraps dropped by the children?”
29-30 Jesus was impressed. “You’re right! On your way! Your daughter is no longer disturbed. The demonic affliction is gone.” She went home and found her daughter relaxed on the bed, the torment gone for good.
31-35 Then he left the region of Tyre, went through Sidon back to Galilee Lake and over to the district of the Ten Towns. Some people brought a man who could neither hear nor speak and asked Jesus to lay a healing hand on him. He took the man off by himself, put his fingers in the man’s ears and some spit on the man’s tongue. Then Jesus looked up in prayer, groaned mightily, and commanded, “Ephphatha!—Open up!” And it happened. The man’s hearing was clear and his speech plain—just like that.
36-37 Jesus urged them to keep it quiet, but they talked it up all the more, beside themselves with excitement. “He’s done it all and done it well. He gives hearing to the deaf, speech to the speechless.”
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