The Pharisees & Scribes Are Upset the Disciples Eat with Unwashed Hands |
Mark 7:1-37 The Gospel According to Mark [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, the Pharisees, & [some] of the scribes, [who] came from Jerusalem, came to [Jesus,] together. And they found fault, when they saw some of [Jesus'] disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, [unwashed] hands. |
For the Pharisees. & all the Jews [don't] eat [unless] they wash their hands [often,] holding [to] the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, they [don't] eat, [unless] they wash. And there [are] many other things, which they have [agreed] to hold, [like:] the washing of cups, pots, [a.k.a. pitchers,] [brass] vessels, & tables. |
Then, the Pharisees & scribes asked [Jesus,] Why [don'] Your disciples [follow] according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with [unwashed] hands? *[Jesus] answered & said to them, [Isaiah,] prophesied well [about] you hypocrites, [a.k.a. someone who says one thing, & does another.] |
[Like] it is written, This people [honor] Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [However,] in vain, they do worship Me, teaching [like] doctrines, the commandments [from] men. |
[Isaiah 29:13 *[For this reason,] the Lord said, [Since] these people draw near Me with their mouth, & do honor Me with their lips, but [they] have removed their heart far from Me. And their fear [respect] toward Me is taught by the precept, [a.k.a. commandment, from] men.] |
For [setting] aside the [commandments from] God, you hold the [traditions from] men, [like] the washing of: pots, cups, & you do many other [similar] things. |
*And [Jesus] said to them, [You know] full well, you reject the commandment [from] God, [so] that you may keep your own tradition. [Isaiah 24:5 *The earth is also defiled under [the control of] [its] inhabitants; because they have transgressed, [a.k.a. defied,] the Laws, & changed the [ordinances, a.k.a. rules,] & [have] broken the everlasting covenant.] |
For Moses said, Honor your father & mother; and, [Whoever curses] [their] father or mother, let him die the death. But you say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by [whatever] you might be [benefitted] by me, he shall be free. |
And you [allow] him to no [longer] do [anything,] for his father or his mother; making the Word of God [ineffective] through your tradition, [that] you have [conveyed,] & you do many [similar] things. |
And when [Jesus] had called all the people to Him, He said to them, Everyone of you, [pay attention] to Me, & understand. There is nothing from [the] [outside] [of] a man, that [something] entering into him can defile him: but the things [that] come out [from] him, are those that defile the man. |
If any man [has] ears to hear, let him hear. And when [Jesus had] entered into the house, [away] from the people, His disciples asked him [about] the parable. And [Jesus] said to them, Are you also without understanding? |
Don't you perceive, [a.k.a. recognize,] that [whatever] thing enters into the man from the outside, can't defile him, because it [doesn't enter] into his heart, but into the [stomach,] & goes out into the [waste, clearing out] all meats, [a.k.a. foods?] |
And [Jesus] said, [What] defiles a man, [is] that which comes out of the man. [James 3:6 And the tongue [leads to] a fire, & a world of [sinfulness.] The tongue [does the same] among our [body's] members, [so] that it [defiles] the whole body, & [sets] on fire, [our sinful human] nature; & it is [focused] on [the] fires of hell.] |
For from [inside] & out of the heart of men, [proceeds:] evil thoughts, [adultery, fornication, murder, theft, envy,] wickedness, deceit, [lust,] an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, & foolishness. All these evil things come from [inside,] & defile a man. |
And [Jesus] arose & [left] from [there,] & went into the borders of Tyre, [a.k.a. Tyrus,] & Sidon, & entered into [a] house, & [didn't want any] man [to] know it. But [Jesus] couldn't be [hidden.] |
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, [a.k.a. a demon,] heard of [Jesus,] & came & fell at His feet. The woman was a Greek, [a.k.a. Gentile,] a Syrophenician by [birth.] And she [begged Jesus] that He would cast [out] the [demon] out of her daughter. |
But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled. For it isn't [good] to take the children's bread, & cast it to the dogs. And she answered & said to Him, Yes, Lord: [still] the dogs under the table, eat [from] the children's crumbs. |
*And [Jesus] said to her, For this saying, go [on] your way, [because] the [demon has] gone out of your daughter. And when she [came] to her house, she found the [demon had] gone out, & her daughter laid upon the bed. |
[Psalm 103:2-4 *Bless the Lord, O my soul, & [don't] forget all His benefits: Who [forgives] all your [sins;] Who heals all your diseases; Who [redeems] your life from destruction; Who [crowns] you with loving kindness & tender mercies.] |
And again, [leaving] from the coasts of Tyre & Sidon, [Jesus] came through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis, to the Sea of Galilee. And they [brought] to [Jesus, someone who] was deaf, & had an impediment in his speech. And they [begged] Him to put His hand upon him. |
And [Jesus] took him aside, from the multitude, & put His fingers into his ears, & spit, & touched his tongue. *And looking up to heaven, [Jesus] sighed, & said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And [immediately] his ears were opened, & the string of his tongue was [loosened,] & he [spoke clearly.] |
[Isaiah 35:5-6 *Then, the eyes of the blind shall be opened, & the ears of the deaf shall be [unclogged.] *Then, the lame man shall leap [like a rabbit,] & the tongue of the [mute] [shall] sing. For waters shall break out in the wilderness, & streams in the desert.] |
And [Jesus commanded] them, that they should tell no man. But the more He [commanded] them, much more they [greatly proclaimed] it [widely.] And [they] were astonished beyond measure, saying, *[Jesus] has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear, & the [mute] to speak. |
[Isaiah 29:18-19 *And [on] that day, the deaf shall hear the Words of the Book, & the eyes of the blind shall see out of [cloudiness,] & out of darkness. The meek, [a.k.a. humble,] shall also increase their joy in the Lord, & the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.] |