Mark 7 – NIVUK & CRO

New International Version – UK

Mark 7:1-37

That which defiles

1The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus 2and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, 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. 4When they come from the market-place they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches)

5So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, ‘Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?’

6He replied, ‘Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

‘ “These people honour me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from me.

7They worship me in vain;

their teachings are merely human rules.”7:7 Isaiah 29:13

8You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.’

9And he continued, ‘You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe7:9 Some manuscripts set up your own traditions! 10For Moses said, “Honour your father and mother,”7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16 and, “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.”7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9 11But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God) – 12then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.’

14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.’ 167:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.

17After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him 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? 19For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.’ (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

20He went on: ‘What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come – sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23All these evils come from inside and defile a person.’

Jesus honours a Syro-Phoenician woman’s faith

24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.7:24 Many early manuscripts Tyre and Sidon He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. 26The 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.’

29Then he told her, ‘For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.’

30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus heals a deaf and mute man

31Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.7:31 That is, the Ten Cities 32There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

33After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spat and touched the man’s tongue. 34He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, ‘Ephphatha!’ (which means ‘Be opened!’). 35At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosed and he began to speak plainly.

36Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37People were overwhelmed with amazement. ‘He has done everything well,’ they said. ‘He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.’

Knijga O Kristu

Marko 7:1-37

Isus poučava o unutrašnjoj čistoći

(Mt 15:1-20)

1Jednom se okupe oko Isusa neki farizeji i pismoznanci koji su došli iz Jeruzalema 2te opaze da neki od njegovih učenika jedu “nečistim”, neopranim rukama. 3Židovi, a osobito farizeji, nikada ne jedu a da obredno ne operu ruke jer to zahtijeva njihova starodrevna predaja. 4Kad dođu doma s tržnice, uvijek se operu prije nego što dotaknu hranu. To je tek jedna od brojnih odredba kojih se drže, kao što je i obred pranja čaša, vrčeva i bakrenog posuđa. 5Zato ga vjerski vođe upitaju: “Zašto tvoji učenici ne slijede stare židovske predaje? Jedu nečistim rukama.”

6Isus im odgovori: “Licemjeri! Lijepo je o vama prorokovao Izaija kad je rekao:

Ovaj me narod štuje samo usnama,

ali srce im je daleko od mene.

7Uzalud me štuju

jer kao moje učenje poučavaju ljudske zapovijedi.7:7 Izaija 29:13.

8Vi zanemarujete Božje zapovijedi i zamjenjujete ih ljudskim predajama.

9Lijepo! Odbacujete Božje zapovijedi zbog svoje predaje! 10Mojsije vam je, primjerice, dao Božju zapovijed: ‘Poštuj oca i majku!’ i ‘Tko prokune oca ili majku, neka se kazni smrću!’ 11Ali vi kažete da je roditeljima opravdano reći: ‘Žao mi je, ne mogu vam pomoći jer sam se Bogu zakleo dati ono što sam mogao dati vama.’ 12Tako ljudima dopuštate da zanemare roditelje koji su u potrebi 13i kršite Božju zapovijed da zaštitite vlastitu predaju. To je tek jedan od brojnih primjera.”

Što onečišćuju čovjeka?

14Tada Isus pozove mnoštvo i reče im: “Slušajte me svi i nastojte shvatiti! 15Ništa što izvana ulazi u čovjeka ne može ga onečistiti, ali onečišćuje ga ono što iz njega izlazi. 16Slušajte, kad već imate uši!”

17Zatim ode od mnoštva u kuću, a učenici ga zamole da im objasni prispodobu. 18“Zar ni vi ne razumijete?” upita ih on. “Ne shvaćate li da čovjeka ne može onečistiti ono što u njega uđe izvana 19jer ne ide u srce, već odlazi u trbuh, a zatim se izbacuje u zahod!” Tim je riječima sve vrste hrane proglasio čistima.

20Zatim još reče: “Čovjeka onečišćuje ono što izlazi iz njegove nutrine. 21Jer iz nutrine, iz ljudskoga srca, dolaze zle misli, bludnost, krađa, ubojstvo, 22preljub, pohlepa, zloća, prijevara, razvrat, zavist, kleveta, oholost i glupost. 23Sva ta zla izlaze iznutra, ona čovjeka prljaju i čine ga nečistim pred Bogom.”

Vjera poganke

(Mt 15:21-28)

24Nakon toga Isus iz Galileje ode u tirski kraj te uđe u neku kuću ne želeći da itko sazna da je ondje. Ali nije se mogao skriti. 25Odmah mu dođe neka žena koje je djevojčicu opsjeo nečist duh i padne ničice pred njim. 26Bila je ona poganka, rodom Sirofeničanka. Preklinjala ga je da istjera nečistog duha iz njezine kćeri.

27Isus joj reče: “Prije bih trebao pomoći vlastitom rodu—Židovima.7:27 U grčkome: Pusti da se najprije djeca nasite! Nepravedno je uzeti kruh djeci i baciti ga psima.”

28Ona odgovori: “Istina je, Gospodine, ali čak i psi ispod stola jedu mrvice koje padnu djeci.”

29“Zbog toga što si rekla,” reče joj Isus, “možeš ići. Zli je duh izišao iz tvoje kćeri.” 30Kad je žena stigla doma, našla je djevojčicu kako leži u postelji. Zli duh bijaše izišao.

Isus iscjeljuje gluhonijema čovjeka

(Mt 15:29-31)

31Iz Tira Isus ode u Sidon, a zatim natrag do Galilejskog jezera, usred područja Dekapolisa.7:31 Deset gradova. 32Donesu mu gluhonijemog čovjeka i preklinjahu ga da na njega položi ruke i iscijeli ga. 33On ga izvede iz mnoštva na mjesto gdje su mogli biti nasamo, stavi prste u njegove uši, a zatim pljune i svojom mu slinom dotakne jezik. 34Pogleda u nebo, uzdahne i zapovjedi: “Otvori se!” 35Sluh mu se odmah vrati, a jezik razriješi tako da je mogao razgovijetno govoriti.

36Isus zabrani ljudima o tome govoriti, ali što im je on više branio, to su više pripovijedali. 37Silno su se divili. Neprekidno su ponavljali: “On čini divne stvari—čak vraća sluh gluhima i čini da nijemi progovore!”