Mark 7 – NIV & CCB

New International Version

Mark 7:1-37

That Which Defiles

1The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around 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 marketplace 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 honor 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, ‘Honor 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 Honors a Syrophoenician 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 spit 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 loosened 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.”

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

马可福音 7:1-37

传统与诫命

1有法利赛人和一些律法教师从耶路撒冷来见耶稣。 2他们看到祂的门徒有些吃饭前没有照礼仪洗手。 3因为法利赛人和所有的犹太人都拘守祖先的传统,总是先照礼仪洗手之后才吃饭; 4从市场回来也要先洁净自己,然后才吃饭。他们还拘守许多其他规矩,如洗杯、罐、铜器等。

5他们质问耶稣:“为什么你的门徒违背祖先的传统,竟用不洁净的手吃饭呢?”

6耶稣回答说:“以赛亚先知针对你们这些伪君子所说的预言一点不错,正如圣经上说,

“‘这些人嘴上尊崇我,

心却远离我。

7他们的教导无非是人的规条,

他们敬拜我也是枉然。’

8你们只知拘守人的传统,却无视上帝的诫命。” 9耶稣又对他们说:“你们为了拘守自己的传统,竟巧妙地废除了上帝的诫命。 10摩西说,‘要孝敬父母’,又说,‘咒骂父母的,必被处死。’ 11你们却认为人若对父母说,‘我把供养你们的钱财已经全部奉献给上帝了’, 12他就可以不奉养父母。 13你们就是这样为了拘守传统而废除上帝的道,类似的情形还有很多。”

内心的污秽

14耶稣又召集众人,教导他们说:“我的话,你们要听明白, 15从外面进去的不会使人污秽,只有从人里面发出来的才会使人污秽。 16有耳可听的,都应当听!”

17耶稣离开众人,进了屋子,门徒问祂这比喻的意思。 18耶稣说:“你们也不明白吗?你们不知道吗?从外面进去的,不会使人污秽, 19因为不能进入他的心,只能进他的肠胃,最后会排出来,也就是说所有的食物都是洁净的。 20从人里面发出来的才使人污秽, 21因为从里面,就是从人的心里能够生出恶念、苟合、偷盗、谋杀、 22通奸、贪婪、邪恶、诡诈、放荡、嫉妒、毁谤、骄傲、狂妄。 23这一切恶事都是从里面生出来的,能使人污秽。”

外族妇人的信心

24耶稣从那里启程去泰尔西顿地区。祂进了一户人家,原本不想让人知道,却无法避开人们的注意。 25-26当时有一个妇人的小女儿被污鬼附身,她听见耶稣的事,就来俯伏在祂脚前,恳求祂赶出她女儿身上的鬼。这妇人是希腊人,来自叙利亚腓尼基

27耶稣对她说:“要先让儿女们吃饱,因为把儿女的食物丢给狗吃不合适。”

28妇人说:“主啊,你说的对,但桌子下的狗也吃孩子们掉下来的碎渣呀!”

29耶稣说:“因为你这句话,你回去吧,鬼已经离开你的女儿了。”

30她回到家里,见女儿躺在床上,鬼已经离开了。

医治聋哑的人

31耶稣离开泰尔地区,经过西顿,来到低加坡里地区的加利利湖。 32有人带着一个又聋又哑的人来见耶稣,恳求祂把手按在这个人身上。 33耶稣就带他离开众人走到一边,用指头伸进他的耳朵,又吐唾沫抹他的舌头, 34望天长叹,对他说:“以法大!”意思是“开了吧!” 35他的耳朵立刻开了,舌头灵活了,说话也清楚了。 36耶稣吩咐他们不要将这事告诉人。可是耶稣越是这样吩咐,他们越是极力宣扬, 37听见的人都十分惊奇,说:“祂做的事好极了,甚至叫聋子听见,哑巴说话!”