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Followers of Tradition |
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Mark 7:1
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The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered
around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, |
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Mark 7:2
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and had seen that some of His disciples were
eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. |
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Mark 7:3
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(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not
eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the
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Mark 7:4
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and when they come from the market place, they
do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which
they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers
and copper pots.) |
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Mark 7:5
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The Pharisees and the scribes *asked
Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with impure hands?" |
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Mark 7:6
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And He said to them, "Rightly
did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME
WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. |
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Mark 7:7
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'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP
ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' |
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Mark 7:8
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Neglecting the commandment
of God, you hold to the tradition of men." |
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Mark 7:9
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He was also saying to them, "You
are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. |
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Mark 7:10
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For Moses said, 'HONOR
YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS
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Mark 7:11
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but you say, 'If a man
says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban
(that is to say, given to God ),' |
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Mark 7:12
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you no longer permit him
to do anything for his father or his mother; |
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Mark 7:13
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thus invalidating the
word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things
such as that." |
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The Heart of Man |
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Mark 7:14
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After He called the crowd to Him again, He began
saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: |
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Mark 7:15
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there is nothing outside
the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed
out of the man are what defile the man. |
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Mark 7:16
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[If anyone has ears to
hear, let him hear."] |
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Mark 7:17
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When he had left the crowd and entered the house,
His disciples questioned Him about the parable. |
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Mark 7:18
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And He *said
to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you
not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, |
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Mark 7:19
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because it does not go
into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" ( Thus He declared
all foods clean.) |
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Mark 7:20
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And He was saying, "That
which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. |
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Mark 7:21
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For from within, out of
the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, |
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Mark 7:22
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deeds of coveting and
wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. |
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Mark 7:23
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All these evil things
proceed from within and defile the man." |
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The Syrophoenician Woman |
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Mark 7:24
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Jesus got up and went away from there to the
region of Tyret. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of
it; yet He could not escape notice. |
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Mark 7:25
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But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little
daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. |
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Mark 7:26
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Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician
race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. |
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Mark 7:27
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And He was saying to her, "Let
the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread
and throw it to the dogs." |
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Mark 7:28
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But she answered and *said
to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs." |
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Mark 7:29
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And He said to her, "Because
of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter." |
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Mark 7:30
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And going back to her home, she found the child
lying on the bed, the demon having left. |
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Mark 7:31
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Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and
came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis. |
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Mark 7:32
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They *brought
to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they *implored
Him to lay His hand on him. |
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Mark 7:33
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Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself,
and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with
the saliva; |
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Mark 7:34
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and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He
*said
to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be
opened!" |
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Mark 7:35
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And his ears were opened, and the impediment
of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly. |
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Mark 7:36
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And He gave them orders not to tell anyone;
but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it. |
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Mark 7:37
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They were utterly astonished, saying, "He has
done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." |
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