The Teaching of the Ancestors
(Mark 7.1-13)1 About this time some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem. They asked Jesus, 2 “Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? They don't even wash their hands before they eat.”
3 Jesus answered:
Why do you disobey God and follow your own teaching? 4 Didn't God command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents? 5 But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they have has been offered to God. 6 Is this any way to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching. 7 And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said,
8 “All of you praise me
with your words,
but you never really
think about me.
9 It is useless for you
to worship me,
when you teach rules
made up by humans.”
What Really Makes People Unclean
(Mark 7.14-23)10 Jesus called the crowd together and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. 11 The food you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.”
12 Then his disciples came over to him and asked, “Do you know you insulted the Pharisees by what you said?”
13 Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Stay away from those Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and all of them will fall into a ditch.”
15 Peter replied, “What did you mean when you talked about the things that make people unclean?”
16 Jesus then said:
Don't any of you know by now what I am talking about? 17 Don't you know that the food you put into your mouth goes into your stomach and then out of your body? 18 But the words that come out of your mouth come from your heart. And they are what make you unfit to worship God. 19 Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and insulting others. 20 These are what make you unclean. Eating without washing your hands will not make you unfit to worship God.
A Woman's Faith
(Mark 7.24-30)21 Jesus left and went to the territory near the towns of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Suddenly a Canaanite woman from there came out shouting, “Lord and Son of David, have pity on me! My daughter is full of demons.” 23 Jesus did not say a word. But the woman kept following along and shouting, so his disciples came up and asked him to send her away.
24 Jesus said, “I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a flock of lost sheep.”
25 The woman came closer. Then she knelt down and begged, “Please help me, Lord!”
26 Jesus replied, “It isn't right to take food away from children and feed it to dogs.”
27 “Lord, this is true,” the woman said, “but even puppies get the crumbs that fall from their owner's table.”
28 Jesus answered, “Dear woman, you really do have a lot of faith, and you will be given what you want.” At that moment her daughter was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People
29 From there, Jesus went along Lake Galilee. Then he climbed a hill and sat down. 30 Large crowds came and brought many people who were paralyzed or blind or lame or unable to talk. They placed them, and many others, in front of Jesus, and he healed them all. 31 Everyone was amazed at what they saw and heard. People who had never spoken could now speak. The lame were healed, the paralyzed could walk, and the blind were able to see. Everyone was praising the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
(Mark 8.1-10)32 Jesus called his disciples together and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been with me for three days, and they don't have anything to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry. They might faint on their way home.”
33 His disciples said, “This place is like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?”
34 Jesus asked them how much food they had. They replied, “Seven small loaves of bread and a few little fish.”
35 After Jesus had told the people to sit down, 36 he took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks. He then broke them and handed them to his disciples, who passed them around to the crowds.
37 Everyone ate all they wanted, and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.
38 There were 4,000 men who ate, not counting the women and children.
39 After Jesus had sent the crowds away, he got into a boat and sailed across the lake. He came to shore near the town of Magadan.
Vecajo likumi un Dieva bauslība
(Mk 7:1–23)1 Tad pie Jēzus atnāca farizeji un rakstu mācītāji no Jeruzālemes un sacīja: 2 “Kādēļ tavi mācekļi pārkāpj vecajo paražas? Tie nemazgā rokas pirms maizes ēšanas.” 3 Bet viņš atbildēja: “Un kādēļ jūs pārkāpjat Dieva bausli paražu dēļ? 4 Dievs taču ir sacījis: godā savu tēvu un māti , – un: kas rupji izrunājas pret tēvu un māti, lai mirdams mirst. 5 Bet jūs sakāt: ja kāds saka savam tēvam vai mātei: es ziedošu Dievam to, kas jums pienākas no manis, – 6 tad tas negodā savu tēvu. Tā jūs atceļat Dieva vārdu savu paražu dēļ. 7 Liekuļi! Jesaja ir labi par jums pravietojis: 8 šī tauta godā mani ar mēli, bet viņu sirds ir tālu no manis. 9 Tie man velti izrāda godbijību, mācīdami mācības, kas ir cilvēku pavēles.” 10 Un, pieaicinājis ļaudis, Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Klausieties un saprotiet! 11 Ne tas, kas caur muti ieiet, sagāna cilvēku, bet gan tas, kas no mutes iziet, sagāna cilvēku.” 12 Tad pie viņa pienāca mācekļi un teica: “Vai tu zini, ka farizeji, kas dzirdēja šos vārdus, tika apgrēcināti?” 13 Jēzus atbildēja: “Ikviens dēsts, ko mans debesu Tēvs nav dēstījis, tiks izrauts ar saknēm. 14 Atstājiet tos, tie ir akli aklo vadoņi; ja aklais ved aklo, abi iekritīs bedrē.” 15 Pēteris Jēzum sacīja: “Izskaidro mums šo līdzību.” 16 Bet viņš jautāja: “Vai arī jūs vēl nesaprotat? 17 Vai jūs neapjēdzat, ka viss, kas mutē ieiet, noiet vēderā un tiek izmests bedrē, 18 bet, kas no mutes iziet, tas nāk no sirds un sagāna cilvēku. 19 No sirds iziet ļauni nodomi, slepkavība, laulības pārkāpšana, izvirtība, zagšana, apmelošana, zaimi; 20 tas sagāna cilvēku. Bet ēst maizi ar nemazgātām rokām – tas cilvēku nesagāna.”
Kanaāniešu sievietes ticība
(Mk 7:24–30)21 Jēzus tos atstāja un devās atpakaļ uz Tīras un Sidonas apvidu. 22 Un, redzi, kāda kanaāniešu sieviete, kas tur dzīvoja, nāca pie viņa, saukdama: “Kungs, Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mani! Manu meitu dēmons briesmīgi moka!” 23 Bet viņš tai neatbildēja ne vārda. Tad viņa mācekļi pienāca un lūdza: “Palīdzi tai, jo tā kliedz, nākdama aiz mums.” 24 Jēzus tiem atbildēja: “Es neesmu sūtīts ne pie viena cita kā vienīgi pie Israēla nama pazudušajām avīm.” 25 Bet sieviete, pienākusi klāt, nometās ceļos viņa priekšā, sacīdama: “Kungs, palīdzi man!” 26 Viņš atbildēja: “Nav labi bērniem domāto maizi nomest sunīšiem.” – 27 “Jā, Kungs,” viņa sacīja, “bet sunīši ēd druskas, kas nobirst no viņu kungu galda.” 28 Tad Jēzus viņai atbildēja: “Ak, sieviete, tava ticība ir liela! Lai notiek, kā tu vēlies.” Un tajā brīdī viņas meita kļuva vesela.
Daudzu slimo dziedināšana
29 Jēzus devās projām un nonāca Galilejas jūras krastā. Viņš uzkāpa kādā kalnā un tur apsēdās. 30 Un liels ļaužu pūlis nāca pie viņa un kopā ar tiem kropli, akli, tizli, mēmi un vēl daudzi citi. Viņi nolika tos pie Jēzus kājām, un viņš dziedināja tos. 31 Ļaudis brīnījās, redzēdami mēmos runājam, tizlos veselus, kroplos staigājam un aklos redzīgus. Un tie slavēja Israēla Dievu.
Četru tūkstošu paēdināšana
(Mk 8:1–10)32 Tad Jēzus, pieaicinājis savus mācekļus, sacīja: “Man ļoti žēl šo ļaužu, jo tie jau trīs dienas ir pie manis un tiem nav ko ēst, bet es negribu neēdušus tos atlaist, ka tie ceļā nenovārgst.” 33 Mācekļi viņam sacīja: “Kur mēs ņemsim šajā nomaļajā vietā tik daudz maizes, lai paēdinātu tādu ļaužu pūli?” 34 Jēzus tiem jautāja: “Cik maizes jums ir?” Tie atbildēja: “Septiņas un arī nedaudz zivtiņu.” 35 Pavēlējis ļaužu pūlim apsēsties zemē, 36 viņš ņēma šīs septiņas maizes un arī zivtiņas, pateicās, lauza un deva saviem mācekļiem, bet mācekļi – ļaudīm. 37 Un visi ēda un bija sāti, un tie salasīja ar pārpalikušajiem maizes gabaliem septiņus lielus grozus. 38 Bet to, kas ēda, bija četri tūkstoši vīru, neskaitot sievietes un bērnus. 39 Atlaidis ļaudis, Jēzus iekāpa laivā un devās uz Magadanas apvidu.
