Passage

Mark 7.1-23

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 2. and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. 3. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; 4. and when they come from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.) 5. And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands? 6. And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. 7. But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. 8. Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men. 9. And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. 10. For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: 11. but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God; 12. ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 13. making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do. 14. And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand: 15. there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. 17. And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable. 18. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19. because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. 20. And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. 21. For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22. covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: 23. all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man."

"24. And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid. 25. But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet." (Mark 7:1-25, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. 2. Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault. 3. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews, don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders. 4. They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.) 5. The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?” 6. He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7. But they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ 8. “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men, the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.” 9. He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. 10. For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 11. But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God”;’ 12. then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, 13. making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.” 14. He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. 15. There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. 16. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” 17. When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18. He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, 19. because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods ?” 20. He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. 21. For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, 22. covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. 23. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”"

"24. From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice. 25. For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet." (Mark 7:1-25, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. ^{defiled: or, common} 3. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. ^{oft: or, diligently: in the original, with the fist: Theophylact, up to the elbow} 4. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. ^{pots: sextarius is about a pint and an half} ^{tables: or, beds} 5. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6. He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. ^{reject: or, frustrate} 10. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11. But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 12. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13. Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 14. And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 15. There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17. And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19. Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20. And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22. Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: ^{covetousness: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses} 23. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."

"24. And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 25. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:" (Mark 7:1-25, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, 2. and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands, that is, unwashed, eating bread, they found fault; 3. for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders, 4. and, [coming] from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. 5. Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?' 6. and he answering said to them, 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me; 7. and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men; 8. for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.' 9. And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep; 10. for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother, let him die the death; 11. and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), [is] whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine, 12. and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother, 13. setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.' 14. And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand; 15. there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man. 16. If any hath ears to hear, let him hear.' 17. And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile, 18. and he saith to them, 'So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him? 19. because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.' 20. And he said, 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; 21. for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, 22. thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness; 23. all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'"

"24. And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid, 25. for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, --" (Mark 7:1-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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