What Makes People “Unclean”?
1The Pharisees gathered around Jesus. So did some of the teachers of the law. All of them had come from Jerusalem. 2They saw some of his disciples eating food with “unclean” hands. That means they were not washed. 3The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands to make them “clean.” That’s what the elders teach. 4When they come from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And they follow many other teachings. For example, they wash cups, pitchers, and kettles in a special way.
5So the Pharisees and the teachers of the law questioned Jesus. “Why don’t your disciples live by what the elders teach?” they asked. “Why do they eat their food with ‘unclean’ hands?”
6He replied, “Isaiah was right. He prophesied about you people who pretend to be good. He said,
“ ‘These people honor me by what they say.
But their hearts are far away from me.
7Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me.
They teach nothing but human rules.’ (Isaiah 29:13)
8You have let go of God’s commands. And you are holding on to teachings that people have made up.”
9Jesus continued speaking, “You have a fine way of setting aside God’s commands! You do this so you can follow your own teachings. 10Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother.’ (Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16) He also said, ‘Anyone who asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother must be put to death.’ (Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9) 11But you allow people to say that what might have been used to help their parents is Corban. Corban means A Gift Set Apart for God. 12So you no longer let them do anything for their parents. 13You make the word of God useless by putting your own teachings in its place. And you do many things like this.”
14Again Jesus called the crowd to him. He said, “Listen to me, everyone. Understand this. 15-16Nothing outside of a person can make them ‘unclean’ by going into them. It is what comes out of them that makes them ‘unclean.’ ”
17Then he left the crowd and entered the house. His disciples asked him about this teaching. 18“Don’t you understand?” Jesus asked. “Don’t you see? Nothing that enters a person from the outside can make them ‘unclean.’ 19It doesn’t go into their heart. It goes into their stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” In saying this, Jesus was calling all foods “clean.”
20He went on to say, “What comes out of a person is what makes them ‘unclean.’ 21Evil thoughts come from the inside, from a person’s heart. So do sexual sins, stealing and murder. 22Adultery, greed, hate and cheating come from a person’s heart too. So do desires that are not pure, and wanting what belongs to others. And so do telling lies about others and being proud and being foolish. 23All these evil things come from inside a person and make them ‘unclean.’ ”
Jesus Honors a Greek Woman’s Faith
24Jesus went from there to a place near Tyre. He entered a house. He did not want anyone to know where he was. But he could not keep it a secret. 25Soon a woman heard about him. An evil spirit controlled her little daughter. The woman came to Jesus and fell at his feet. 26She 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. “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
28“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29Then he told her, “That was a good reply. You may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
30So she went home and found her child lying on the bed. And the demon was gone.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Hear or Speak
31Then Jesus left the area of Tyre and went through Sidon. He went down to the Sea of Galilee and into the area known as the Ten Cities. 32There some people brought a man to Jesus. The man was deaf and could hardly speak. They begged Jesus to place his hand on the man.
33Jesus took the man to one side, away from the crowd. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. 34Jesus looked up to heaven. With a deep sigh, he said to the man, “Ephphatha!” That means “Be opened!” 35The man’s ears were opened. His tongue was freed up, and he began to speak clearly.
36Jesus ordered the people not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37People were really amazed. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes deaf people able to hear. And he makes those who can’t speak able to talk.”
Mana alli yuyaicunami juchayujta ruran
(Mat 15:1-20)
1Jerusalenmanta shamushca fariseocunapish, Mandashcata yachachijcunamanta maijancunapishmi Jesuspajman cʼuchuyamurcacuna. 2Paicuna ricucunpimi, Jesuspaj maijan yachacujcunaca, maquicunata mana maillashpa, mapa maquihuan tandata micucurcacuna. 3(Fariseocunapish, tucui caishuj judiocunapish, paicunapaj ñaupa yayacunamantapacha yachamushcata catishpami, maquita maillashpataj micuncuna. 4Plazamanta tigramushpapish, mana maillashpaca, mana micuncunachu. Shujtaj ashtahuan ruraicunatapishmi, chaitataj catincuna. Ubyana vasocunata, jarrocunata, fierromanta rurashca imacunataca maillancunatajmi). 5Chaimantami fariseocunapish, Mandashcata yachachijcunapish:
—¿Ima nishpataj Cambaj yachacujcunaca, ñaupa yayacuna yachachimushcata mana catishpa, mapa maquihuan micunllacuna?— nishpa Jesusta tapurcacuna.
6Jesusca cashnami nirca:
—¡Mishqui shimi jayaj shungucuna! Isaiasca, allillatatajmi cancunamantaca huillashca. Pai quillcashcapica, cashnami nicun:
“Caicunaca, shimillahuanmi Ñucataca, alli nij tucuncuna.
Paicunapaj shungupitajca, shujtajtami yuyacun.
7Yangallamari Ñucataca, yuyarij tucuncuna.
Yachachishpapish, runacuna mandashcallatami yachachincuna” nircami.
8Cancunaca, Taita Dios Mandashcata saquishpami, runacuna ñaupamanta yachachimushcallata catishpa: Jarrocunata, ubyana vasocunata maillanallapi yuyaita churanguichij. Shinallataj shujtaj chai shinacunatapishmi ruracunguichij— nircami.
9Caitapishmi nirca:
«Cancunaca, Taita Dios Mandashcataca yangapi charishpami, yayacuna yachachishpa saquishcacunataraj alli catinguichij. 10Moisesca: “Cambaj yaya mamata cʼuyangui. Yaya mamata ‘Llaqui tucushca alli canman’ nijtaca, manataj llaquishpami huañuchina” nishcami. 11Ashtahuanpish cancunaca: —“Yaya mamataca: ‘Cancunaman cunapaj shina charicushcataca, ñamari Diosman cungapaj chʼicanchircani’ ninallami canguichij” ninguichijmi— (“Taita Diospaj chʼicanchishcataca” Corbán nijcunami carca). 12Chashna nishpaca, paicunapaj yaya mamapaj ima allita rurachunca mana saquinguichijchu. 13Chashnami, Diospaj Shimita yangapi charishpa, runacuna ñaupamanta ruramushcallata catichun yachachinguichij. Shujtaj chai shinacunatapishmi ruracunguichij» nircami.
14Shinallataj chai tucuicunata Paipajman cayashpaca, cashnami nirca:
—Tucuicuna alli uyashpa entendihuaichij. 15Micujpi imapish canllamanta yaicujca, pita mana mapayachinchu. Ashtahuanpish paipaj shungumanta llujshijmi pitapish mapayachin. 16Maijanpish uyaj rinrinta charijca, caita uyaichij— nircami.
17Chai tucuicunamanta caruyashpa huasiman Jesús yaicujpimi, yachacujcunaca yuyachina chai parlomanta tapurcacuna.
18Jesusca cashnami nirca:
—¿Cancunapishchu chashnallataj mana entendinguichij? Micujpi huijsaman yaicujca, pita mana mapayachij cashcataca, ¿manachu yachanguichij? 19Micunaca mana shunguman yaicunchu, ashtahuanpish huijsaman rishpa, qʼuipataca uriman llujshinllamari— nircami.
Ima micunapish mana mapa, alli cashcata entendichunmi chashnaca nirca. 20Caitapishmi nirca:
—Ashtahuanpish shungumanta llujshijmi pitapish mapayachin. 21Shungu ucumantami millaita rurana, huainayana, pushanacushpalla causana, huañuchina yuyaicuna llujshin. 22Shinallataj shuhuana, quiquinpajlla charina, imatapish millaita rurana, umana, chayarina munaihuan ruparishpa purina, shujtajcunapajta munana, yanga juchachina, jatun tucuna, chʼahuanyashca cana yuyaicunapishmi llujshin. 23Cai tucui millai yuyaicunami, shungumanta llujshishpa, pitapish mapayachin— nircami.
Canaán llajtamanta huarmimi Jesusta crishca
(Mat 15:21-28)
24Chaimantaca, Tiro shuti, Sidón shuti llajtacunamanmi rirca. Chaipica, pi mana ricuj shina cajpi, shuj huasiman yaicushpapish, mana miticui tucurcachu. 25Ashtahuanpish mapa espíritu japishca ushushita charij shuj huarmica, Jesús chaipi cajta uyashcahuan shamushpami, paipaj chaquipi shitarirca. 26Paica, Sirofeniciapi huacharishca, griegocunapura huarmimi carca. Paica, paipaj ushushimanta supaita llujshichichunmi mañacurca. 27Ashtahuanpish Jesusca:
—Shuyairaj, huahuacunaraj mana nijta micuchun. Huahuacunapaj tandata japishpa, allquitucunaman shitanaca, mana allichu— nircami.
28Shina nijpipish, huarmica:
—Ari Apu, chashnatajmari. Shina cajpipish huahuacuna micucushpa urmachijpica, allquitucunapish meźa ucupi micuntajmari— nircami.
29Chashna nijpi, Jesusca:
—Can chashna allita cutichishcamanta, cunanca rilla. Cambaj ushushimantaca, supaica ña llujshircami— nircami.
30Huasiman huarmi chayamushpaca, cahuitupi ushushi siricujtami japirca. Paimantaca, ñami supaica llujshishca carca.
Mana uyaj, mana rimajtami Jesús alliyachishca
31Tiro shuti llajtamanta tigramushpaca, Sidón pueblota, Decápolis llajtacunata shamushpami, Galilea cuchaman chayamurca. 32Chaipimi rinrin mana uyaj, mana alli rimacuj runata pushamushpa, paipaj jahuapi maquita churachun mañarcacuna. 33Chaipimi Jesusca chaipi cajcunamanta caruyachishpa, rinrincunapi dedocunata satirca. Cʼallupipish Paipaj chʼucatami tuparirca. 34Chaimantaca, jahua pachata huichilla ricushpa, shungu llujshishpami: «¡Efata!» nirca. (Chaica: “Pascari” nisha ninmi).
35Chaita nincami, chai runapaj rinrincunaca, ñapish pascarircalla. Cʼallupish cacharirijpi, ña alli rimarcallami. 36Chaitaca, ama piman huillachunmi, mandarca. Ashtahuanpish Pai ashtahuan jarcajpica, ashtahuanmi huashan huillanacurcacuna. 37Chaita uyajcunaca, jatunta mancharishpa cushicushpaca: «Tucuitamari allita ruran. Rinrin mana uyajcunatapish uyajta ruranmari, shimi mana rimajcunatapish rimachinmari» nircacunami.
