The Word Am I

The Gospel According to St. Mark

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- Chapter 7 -

(Matthew 15:1–9)
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And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.
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And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
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For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:
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And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds.
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And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?
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But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
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And in vain to they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.
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For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these.
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And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.
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For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.
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But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban, (which is a gift,) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee.
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And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,
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Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.

What Defiles a Man

(Matthew 15:10–20)
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And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all, and understand.
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There is nothing from without a man that entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man.
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If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
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And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.
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And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man cannot defile him:
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Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?
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But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.
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For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
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Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
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All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.

The Faith of the Gentile Woman

(Matthew 15:21–28)
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And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know it, and he could not be hid.
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For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at his feet.
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For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
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Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs.
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But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.
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And he said to her: For this saying go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
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And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed, and that the devil was gone out.

The Deaf and Mute Man

(Matthew 9:27–34)
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And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
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And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.
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And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:
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And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.
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And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.
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And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.
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And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
(Matthew 15:1–9)
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Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
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Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.
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(For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.
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They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)
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The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
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He answered 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.
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They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ (a)
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“For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”
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He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
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For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ (b) and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ (c)
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But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” (d) that is to say, given to God,
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“then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,
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making void the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”

What Defiles a Man

(Matthew 15:10–20)
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He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
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There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
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If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” (e)
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When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
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He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,
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because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?” (f)
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He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
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For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
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covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
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All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”

The Faith of the Gentile Woman

(Matthew 15:21–28)
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From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.
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For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
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Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
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But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
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But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
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He said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
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She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.

The Deaf and Mute Man

(Matthew 9:27–34)
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Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.
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They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.
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He took him aside from the multitude privately and put his fingers into his ears; and he spat and touched his tongue.
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Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
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Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
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He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
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They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

Footnotes

(a)7:7 ℘ Isaiah 29:13
(b)7:10 ℘ Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
(c)7:10 ℘ Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9
(d)7:11 Corban is a Hebrew word for an offering devoted to God.
(e)7:16 NU omits verse 16.
(f)7:19 NU ends Jesus’ direct quote and question after “latrine”, ending the verse with “Thus he declared all foods clean.
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