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1 - The Pharisees And Some Of The Teachers Of The Law Who Had Come From Jerusalem Gathered Around Jesus And
2 - Saw Some Of His Disciples Eating Food With Hands That Were "Unclean," 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.
4 - When 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. )
5 - So 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 'Unclean' Hands?"
6 - He 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.
7 - They Worship Me In Vain; Their Teachings Are But Rules Taught By Men.'
8 - You Have Let Go Of The Commands Of God And Are Holding On To The Traditions Of Men."
9 - And He Said To Them: "You Have A Fine Way Of Setting Aside The Commands Of God In Order To Observe Your Own Traditions!
10 - For Moses Said, 'Honor Your Father And Your Mother,' And, 'Anyone Who Curses His Father Or Mother Must Be Put To Death.'
11 - But You Say That If A Man Says To His Father Or Mother: 'Whatever Help You Might Otherwise Have Received From Me Is Corban' (That Is, A Gift Devoted To God),
12 - Then You No Longer Let Him Do Anything For His Father Or Mother.
13 - Thus You Nullify The Word Of God By Your Tradition That You Have Handed Down. And You Do Many Things Like That."
14 - Again Jesus Called The Crowd To Him And Said, "Listen To Me, Everyone, And Understand This.
15 - Nothing Outside A Man Can Make Him 'Unclean' By Going Into Him. Rather, It Is What Comes Out Of A Man That Makes Him 'Unclean.' "
16 - If Anyone Has Ears To Hear, Let Them Hear.
17 - After 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 Man From The Outside Can Make Him 'Unclean'?
19 - For It Doesn't Go Into His Heart But Into His Stomach, And Then Out Of His Body." (In Saying This, Jesus Declared All Foods "Clean.")
20 - He Went On: "What Comes Out Of A Man Is What Makes Him 'Unclean.'
21 - For From Within, Out Of Men's Hearts, Come Evil Thoughts, Sexual Immorality, Theft, Murder, Adultery,
22 - Greed, Malice, Deceit, Lewdness, Envy, Slander, Arrogance And Folly.
23 - All These Evils Come From Inside And Make A Man 'Unclean.' "
24 - Jesus Left That Place And Went To The Vicinity Of Tyre. He Entered A House And Did Not Want Anyone To Know It; Yet He Could Not Keep His Presence Secret.
25 - In Fact, As Soon As She Heard About Him, A Woman Whose Little Daughter Was Possessed By An Evil Spirit Came And Fell At His Feet.
26 - The 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 Their Dogs."
28 - "Yes, Lord," She Replied, "But Even The Dogs Under The Table Eat The Children's Crumbs."
29 - Then He Told Her, "For Such A Reply, You May Go; The Demon Has Left Your Daughter."
30 - She Went Home And Found Her Child Lying On The Bed, And The Demon Gone.
31 - Then Jesus Left The Vicinity Of Tyre And Went Through Sidon, Down To The Sea Of Galilee And Into The Region Of The Decapolis.
32 - There Some People Brought To Him A Man Who Was Deaf And Could Hardly Talk, And They Begged Him To Place His Hand On The Man.
33 - After 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.
34 - He Looked Up To Heaven And With A Deep Sigh Said To Him, "Ephphatha!" (Which Means, "Be Opened!" ).
35 - At This, The Man's Ears Were Opened, His Tongue Was Loosened And He Began To Speak Plainly.
36 - Jesus Commanded Them Not To Tell Anyone. But The More He Did So, The More They Kept Talking About It.
37 - People Were Overwhelmed With Amazement. "He Has Done Everything Well," They Said. "He Even Makes The Deaf Hear And The Mute Speak."
