Isus poučava o unutrašnjoj čistoći
(Mk 7:1-23)
1Isusu pristupe neki farizeji i pismoznanci iz Jeruzalema te ga upitaju: 2“Zašto tvoji učenici krše stare židovske predaje? Ne drže se obrednoga pranja ruku prije jela!”
3On im odgovori: “A zašto vi zbog svoje predaje kršite Božje zapovijedi? 4Bog je rekao: ‘Poštuj oca i majku!’ i ‘Tko prokune oca ili majku, neka se kazni smrću!’ 5Ali vi velite: ‘Kaže li tko ocu ili majci: pomoć koju biste od mene dobili darovat ću Bogu’, 6nije im dužan iskazati poštovanje brinući se o njihovim potrebama. Tako kršite Božju zapovijed zbog svoje predaje. 7Licemjeri! Lijepo je o vama prorokovao Izaija:
8‘Ovaj me narod štuje samo usnama,
ali srce im je daleko od mene.
9Uzalud me štuju
jer kao moje učenje poučavaju ljudske zapovijedi.’”15:8-9 Izaija 29:13.
Što onečišćuju čovjeka?
10Dozove tada mnoštvo pa im reče: “Slušajte i pokušajte razumjeti! 11Ne onečišćuje čovjeka ono što na usta ulazi, nego ono što izlazi iz njih!”
12Tada mu priđu učenici. “Znaš li da su se farizeji sablaznili na to što si rekao?” upitaju.
13“Svaka biljka koju nije posadio moj nebeski otac iščupat će se skupa s korijenom. 14Pustite ih! To su slijepi vođe slijepaca! A kad slijepac vodi slijepca, obojica završe u jarku.”
15Petar ga zamoli: “Protumači nam tu prispodobu!”
16“Zar još ne razumijete?” reče Isus. 17“Ne shvaćate li: sve što uđe na usta ode u trbuh i izbacuje se u zahod. 18Ali zle riječi15:18 U grčkome: Ono što izlazi na usta. izlaze iz srca i onečišćuju čovjeka. 19Jer iz srca izviru zle misli, ubojstva, preljubi, blud, krađe, klevete, laži i kletve. 20To onečišćuje čovjeka! Neće čovjek biti nečist pred Bogom ako jede a da prije toga nije obavio obredno pranje ruku.”
Vjera poganke
(Mk 7:24-30)
21Isus zatim ode iz Galileje na sjever, u tirski i sidonski kraj. 22Neka žena, Kanaanka, koja je ondje živjela, dođe k njemu i poviče: “Smiluj mi se, Gospodine, Sine Davidov! Kćerka mi je teško opsjednuta!”
23Ali Isus joj ne odgovori ni riječi. Nato dođu učenici i zamole ga: “Reci joj da ode jer viče za nama!”
24On reče: “Poslan sam da pomognem Židovima, izgubljenim ovcama Izraela.”
25Ali ona priđe, ničice mu se pokloni i reče: “Gospodine, pomozi mi!”
26“Nije pravo oduzeti kruh djeci i baciti ga psima”, reče joj.
27“Nije, Gospodine”, odgovori ona. “Ali i psi pojedu ostatke koji padnu s gospodarova stola!”
28“Velika je tvoja vjera, ženo!” reče joj Isus. “Neka ti bude što želiš!” I njezina kćerka odmah ozdravi.
Isus iscjeljuje mnoge bolesnike
(Mk 7:31-37)
29Isus ode odande do Galilejskog jezera, popne se na goru i sjedne. 30K njemu nagrne silno mnoštvo vodeći sa sobom hrome, kljaste, slijepe, nijeme i druge bolesnike te mu ih polože do nogu, a on ih iscijeli. 31Zadivljeno time što nijemi govore, kljasti ozdravljaju, hromi hodaju a slijepi vide, mnoštvo je slavilo Izraelova Boga.
Isus hrani četiri tisuće ljudi
(Mk 8:1-10)
32Isus pozove učenike i reče im: “Žao mi je ljudi. Već su tri dana sa mnom, a nemaju što jesti. Neću ih otpustiti gladne jer će putem klonuti.”
33Učenici odgovore: “Odakle da u pustinji nabavimo dovoljno hrane za toliko mnoštvo?”
34“Koliko hrane imate?” upita Isus.
“Sedam kruhova i nekoliko ribica”, rekoše. 35Isus zapovjedi mnoštvu da posjeda na zemlju 36te uzme sedam kruhova i ribe, zahvali Bogu, razlomi ih i dade učenicima. Oni ih razdijele mnoštvu. 37Svi su se do sita najeli i još su ostacima napunili sedam košara. 38A blagovalo je četiri tisuće muškaraca te žene i djeca koji su bili s njima. 39Isus otpusti narod, uđe u lađu i ode u magadanski kraj.
1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21¶ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them: 31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32¶ Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
