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14 And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, `Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;
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Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.
15 there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.
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Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
16 If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'
17 And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,
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After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.
18 and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?
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“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?
19 because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'
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For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
20 And he said -- `That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;
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He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them.
21 for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
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For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
22 thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;
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adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
23 all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'
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All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
24 And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,
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Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
25 for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, --
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In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.
26 and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation -- and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.
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The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27 And Jesus said to her, `Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.'
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“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
28 And she answered and saith to him, `Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'
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“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29 And he said to her, `Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'
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Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”
30 and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.
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She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
31 And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,
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Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
32 and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.
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There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.
33 And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,
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After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.
34 and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,' that is, `Be thou opened;'
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He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”).
35 and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain.
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At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
36 And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming [it],
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Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.
37 and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, `Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
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People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
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