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: |
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: |
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. |
27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. |
28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. |
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. |
30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. |
31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. |
32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. |
33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; |
34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. |
35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. |
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; |
37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. |
