Chapter 7

The masters of Hierusalem coming so far to carp him ℣.6 he chargeth with traditions, partly frivolous, ℣.9 partly also contrary to God's commandments. ℣.14 And to the people he yieldeth the reason of that which they carped. ℣.17 and again to his disciples, shewing the ground of the Jewish washing (to wit, that meats otherwise defile the soul) to be false. ℣.24 But by and by among the Gentiles, in a woman he findeth wonderful faith, upon her therefore he bestoweth the crumb that she asked, ℣.31 returning (because the time of the Gentiles was not yet come) to the Jews with the loaf. ℣.32 Where he sheweth his compassion towards mankind so deaf and dumb, ℣.36 and of the people is highly magnified.

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   And there assemble together unto him the Pharisees and certain of the Scribes, coming from Jerusalem.

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   And when they had seen certain of his Disciples eat bread with common hands, that is, not washed, they blamed them.

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   For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they often wash their hands, eat not, holding the tradition of the Ancients:

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   And from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there be that were delivered unto them to observe, the washings of cups and cruses, and of brazen vessels & beds.

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   And the Pharisees and Scribes asked him: Why do not thy Disciples walk according to the tradition of the Ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?

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   But he answering, said to them: Well did Esay Prophesy of you Hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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   And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines precepts of men.

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   For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the traditions of men, the washings of cruses and cups: & many other things you do like to these.

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   And he said to them, well do you frustrate the precept of God, that you may observe your own tradition.

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    For Moyses said: Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

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    But you say: If a man say to father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee:

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    And further you suffer him not to do ought for his father or mother,

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    defeating the word of God for your own tradition which you have given forth. And many other things of this sort you do.

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    And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear me all you, and understand.

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    Nothing is without a man, entering into him, that can defile him. But the things that proceed from a man, those are they that make a man common.

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    If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

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    And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his Disciples asked him the parable.

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    And he saith to them: So are you also unskilful? Understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man, can not make him common:

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    because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy, purging all the meats?

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    But he said that the things which come forth from a man, they make a man common.

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    For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil cogitations, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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    thefts, avarices, wickedness, guile, impudicities, and evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

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    All these evils proceed from within, and make a man common.

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    And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know, and he could not be hid.

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    For a woman immediately as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, entered in, and fell down at his feet.

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    For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophænician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

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    Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled. For it is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs.

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    But she answered, and said to him: Yea Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table, of the crumbs of the children.

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    And he said to her: For this saying go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

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    And when she was departed into her house, she found the maid lying upon the bed, and the devil gone out.

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    And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

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    And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would impose his hand upon him.

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    And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue;

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    And looking up unto Heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephphetha, which is, be thou opened.

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    And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake right.

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    And he commanded them not to tell any body. But how much he commanded them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.

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    And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.