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Mark 7
New Matthew Bible
Mark 7
New Matthew Bible
The disciples eat with unwashed hands. The commandment of God is transgressed by man’s precepts. Of the woman of Syro-Phoenicia. Of the Sabbath.
7 And the Pharisees came together to him, and some of the scribes who came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw certain of his disciples eat bread with common hands (that is to say, with unwashed hands), they complained. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, will not eat, observing the precepts of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, unless they wash, they will not eat. And there are many other things that they have taken upon themselves to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers, and of copper pots, and of tables.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the precepts of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands? 6 He answered and said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 In vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but the commandments of men. 8 For you lay the commandment of God aside, and observe the precepts of men, such as the washing of pitchers and of cups. And many other suchlike things you do.
9 And he said to them, All too well do you cast aside the commandment of God to maintain your own precepts. 10 For Moses said, Honour your father and your mother, and whosoever curses father or mother, let him die for it. 11 But you say a man should say to father or mother, Corban, which is, What you ask me for, to help you with, is dedicated to God. 12 And so you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, 13 making the word of God of no effect through your own precepts, which you have established. And many such things you do.
14 And he called all the people to him and said to them, Hearken unto me, every one of you, and understand. 15 There is nothing outside a man that can defile him when it enters into him. But those things that proceed out of him are the things that defile a man. 16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he went indoors, away from the people, his disciples asked him about the similitude. 18 And he said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not yet perceive that whatever thing from without enters into a person, it cannot defile him, 19 because it enters not into his heart, but into the stomach, and goes out into the drain that carries away all foods?
20 And he said, What defiles a man is that which comes out of a man. 21 For from within, namely out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder, 22 theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, uncleanness, a wicked eye, slander, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a person.
24 From there he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and wanted no one to know. But he could not be hid. 25 For a certain woman whose daughter had a foul spirit heard of him, and came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek out of Syro-Phoenicia, and she besought him to cast the devil out of her daughter. 27 And Jesus said to her, Let the children first be fed. For it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to dogs. 28 She answered and said to him, Quite so, Master. Nevertheless, the dogs also eat under the table of the children’s crumbs. 29 And he said to her, For this saying, go your way; the devil has gone out of your daughter. 30 And when she arrived home, she found the devil departed, and her daughter lying on the bed.
31 And he departed again from the region of Tyre and Sidon, and went to the Sea of Galilee through the region of the Ten Cities. 32 And some people brought to him a man who was deaf and stammered in his speech, and asked him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the people, and put his fingers in his ears, and spat, and touched his tongue, 34 and looked up to heaven and sighed, and said to him, Ephatha; that is to say, Be opened. 35 And straightaway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
36 And Jesus directed them to tell no one. But the more he forbad them, so much the more greatly they spoke of it. 37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He has done all things well, and has made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.
Mark 7
New International Version
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
Markus 7
Svenska Folkbibeln
Markus 7
Svenska Folkbibeln
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
- Markus 7:3 en handfull Det grekiska ordets innebörd är mycket osäker. Klart är dock att det här är fråga om rituell rening.
- 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).
- Markus 7:5 de äldstes stadgar Se not till Matt 15:2.
- Markus 7:6 Jes 29:13.
- Markus 7:10 2 Mos 20:12, 21:17.
- Markus 7:11 offergåva Se not till Matt 15:5.
- Markus 7:15 En del handskrifter tillägger (v. 16): "Hör, du som har öron att höra med!"
- Markus 7:27 först Evangeliets välsignelser skulle först erbjudas barnen, dvs judarna.
Mark 7
New King James Version
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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