Traditions and Commandments
1 For ver. 1-20, see Mark 7:1-23Then Pharisees and Mark 3:22scribes came to Jesus Mark 3:22from Jerusalem and said, 2 [ch. 9:11] "Why do your disciples break Gal. 1:14;Col. 2:8the tradition of the elders? Luke 11:38For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3 He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?4 For God commanded, Cited from Ex. 20:12‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, Cited from Ex. 21:17‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God,"15:5 Or is an offering6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have Gal. 3:17(Gk.);[Rom. 2:23]made void the word15:6 Some manuscripts lawof God.7 ch. 23:13You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 Cited from Isa. 29:13;[Ezek. 33:31]"‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as Col. 2:22;Titus 1:14doctrines the commandments of men.’"
What Defiles a Person
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, ch. 13:51"Hear and understand:11 See Acts 10:14,15it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."12 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were [ch. 13:57;Luke 7:23]offended when they heard this saying?" 13 He answered, [Isa. 60:21;61:3;John 15:1,2;1 Cor. 3:9] "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted Jude 12will be rooted up.14 Let them alone; ch. 23:16,24;[Isa. 56:10;Mal. 2:8] they are blind guides.15:14 Some manuscripts add of the blindAnd Luke 6:39if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."15 But Peter said to him, [ch. 13:36]"Explain the parable to us." 16 And he said, ch. 16:9"Are you also still without understanding?17 Do you not see that [1 Cor. 6:13]whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?15:17 Greek is expelled into the latrine18 But ch. 12:34;James 3:6what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.19 For out of the heart come James 2:4evil thoughts, ch. 5:22,28;See Ex. 20:13-16murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, Eph. 4:31;Col. 3:8;1 Tim. 6:4slander.20 1 Cor. 6:9,10These are what defile a person. But Mark 7:2,5to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone."
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 For ver. 21-28, see Mark 7:24-30And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, Gen. 10:15,19;Judg. 1:30-33a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, See ch. 9:27"Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon." 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, [ch. 14:15]"Send her away, for she is crying out after us." 24 He answered, Rom. 15:8;See ch. 10:5,6"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."25 But she came and See ch. 8:2knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." 26 And he answered, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and ch. 7:6throw it to the dogs."27 She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat [Luke 16:21]the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table." 28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, See ch. 9:2great is your faith! [ch. 8:13] Let it be done for you as you desire."ch. 9:22;17:18;[John 4:52,53]And her daughter was [ch. 8:13] healed instantly.15:28 Greek from that hour
Jesus Heals Many
29 For ver. 29-31, [Mark 7:31-37] Jesus went on from there and walked ch. 4:18;John 6:1beside the Sea of Galilee. And he ch. 5:1went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them See ch. 11:5the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 See ch. 9:33so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, ch. 18:8;Mark 9:43the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And ch. 9:8they glorified Isa. 29:23;Luke 1:68;Acts 13:17the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
32 For ver. 32-39, see Mark 8:1-10; [ch. 14:14-21] Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, [ch. 9:36]"I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."33 And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?" 34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, ch. 16:10"Seven, and a few small fish." 35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and ch. 26:27;Mark 14:23;Luke 22:17,19;John 6:11,23;Acts 27:35;Rom. 14:6;1 Cor. 10:30;11:24;14:16;1 Tim. 4:3,4having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And [2 Kgs. 4:42-44]they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of [Mark 8:10]Magadan.