Verse 11
Mark 7:11
New Living Translation
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But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God (Elohim) what I would have given to you.’
Original Language Text
greek
ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· Ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί· Κορβᾶν, ὅ ἐστιν Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,
English Translation
But you say: If a person tells his father or mother, "Corban," which means a gift, by which you might benefit from me,
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Chapter 7 Context
1
One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Yashua (Jesus).
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They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before ea...
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(The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands...
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Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is...
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So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-o...
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote...
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7
Their worship is a farce,<br>for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God (Elohim).’<br>
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For you ignore God (Elohim)’s law and substitute your own tradition.”
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9
Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God (Elohim)’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.
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For instance, Moses gave you this law from God (Elohim): ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone...
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11
But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have...
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In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.
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And so you cancel the word of God (Elohim) in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is onl...
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14
Then Yashua (Jesus) called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to...
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15
It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart. ”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what h...
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“Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot...
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Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.”...
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And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.
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For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
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adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
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All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
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24
Then Yashua (Jesus) left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know...
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25
Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed...
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and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian...
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Yashua (Jesus) told her, “First I should feed the children — my own family, the Jews. It isn’t right...
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She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps fro...
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“Good answer!” he said. “Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter.”
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And when she arrived home, she found her little girl lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.
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Yashua (Jesus) left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region...
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A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Yashua (Jesus) to lay...
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Yashua (Jesus) led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s...
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Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, <i>“Ephphatha,”</i> which means, “Be opened!”
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Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!
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Yashua (Jesus) told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they sp...
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They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even make...
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