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Mark 7

Tradition and Vain Worship

And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem, are gathered together to him,

Defilement Comes from Within

Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.

and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,

Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, [b]they found fault.

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [c]in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

and [on coming] from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),

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.

then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?

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?”

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching [as their] teachings commandments of men.

And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

[For], leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men [to keep] -- washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.

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.”

And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves [to keep].

He said to them, “All too well you [e]reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

But *ye* say, If a man say to his father or his mother, [It is] corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by ...

But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban” — ’ (that is, a gift to God),

And ye no longer suffer him to do anything for his father or his mother;

then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,

making void the word of God by your traditional teaching which ye have delivered; and many such like things ye do.

making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

What Defiles a Man

And having called again the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all [of you], and understand:

When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:

There is nothing from outside a man entering into him which can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which defile the man.

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 defile a man.

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