The Tradition of the Elders (Mark 7:1–13)
1 TNT Then came to Iesus scribes and pharises from Ierusalem sayinge: BSB BSB: Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 TNT why do thy disciples transgresse the tradicions of the elders? for they wesshe not their hondes when they eate breed. BSB BSB: “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 TNT He answered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse the commaundment of God thorowe youre tradicions? BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 TNT For God commaunded sayinge: honoure thy father and mother and he that cursseth father or mother shall suffer deeth. BSB BSB: For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
5 TNT But ye saye every man shall saye to his father or mother: That which thou desyrest of me to helpe the with: is geven God: BSB BSB: But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 TNT and so shall he not honoure his father or his mother. And thus haue ye made that the commaundment of God is with out effecte through youre tradicions. BSB BSB: he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 TNT Ypocrites well prophesyed of you Esay sayinge: BSB BSB: You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 TNT This people draweth nye vnto me with their mouthes and honoureth me with their lippes howbe it their hertes are farre from me: BSB BSB: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
9 TNT but in vayne they worshippe me teachinge doctrines whiche are nothing but mens precepts. BSB BSB: They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
What Defiles a Man (Mark 7:14–23)
10 TNT And he called the people vnto him and sayde to them: heare and vnderstande. BSB BSB: Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 TNT That which goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man: but that which commeth out of the mouth defyleth the man. BSB BSB: A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
12 TNT Then came his disciples and sayde vnto him. Perceavest thou not how that the pharises are offended in hearinge thys sayinge? BSB BSB: Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 TNT He answered and sayde: all plantes which my hevely father hath not planted shalbe plucked vp by the rotes. BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
14 TNT Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde. If the blynde leede the blynde boothe shall fall into the dyche. BSB BSB: Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
15 TNT Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare vnto vs this parable. BSB BSB: Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 TNT Then sayde Iesus: are ye yet with oute vnderstondinge? BSB BSB: “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
17 TNT perceave ye not that what soever goeth in at the mouth descendeth doune in to the bely and is cast out into the draught? BSB BSB: “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
18 TNT But those thingis which procede out of the mouth come from the herte and they defyle the man. BSB BSB: But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
19 TNT For out of the herte come evyll thoughtis murder breakyng of wedlocke whordo theefte falce witnes berynge blasphemye. BSB BSB: For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 TNT These are the thingis which defyle a man. But to eate with vnwesshen hondes defyleth not a man. BSB BSB: These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman (Mark 7:24–30)
22 TNT And beholde a woman which was a Cananite came out of the same coostis and cryed vnto him sayinge: have mercy on me Lorde the sonne of David my doughter is pytiously vexed with a devyll. BSB BSB: And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
25 TNT Then she came and worshipped him sayinge: master helpe me. BSB BSB: The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 TNT He answered and sayde: it is not good to take the chyldrens breed and to cast it to whelpes. BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 TNT She answered and sayde: truthe Lorde: neverthelesse the whelpes eate of the cromes which fall from their masters table. BSB BSB: “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
The Feeding of the Four Thousand (2 Kings 4:42–44; Mark 8:1–10)
29 TNT Then Iesus went awaye from thence and came nye vnto the see of Galile and went vp in to a mountayne and sat doune there. BSB BSB: Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
30 TNT And moche people came vnto him havinge with the halt blynde domme maymed and other many: and cast them doune at Iesus fete. And he healed them BSB BSB: Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
31 TNT in so moche that the people wondred to se the dome speake the maymed whole the halt to go and the blynde to se. And they glorified the God of Israel. BSB BSB: The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 TNT Then Iesus called his disciples to him and sayde: I have compassion on the people because they have cotynued with me now .iii. dayes and have nought to eate: and I wyll not let them departe fastinge leste they perisshe in the waye. BSB BSB: Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
33 TNT And his disciples sayd vnto him: whence shuld we get so moche breed in the wildernes as shuld suffise so greate a multitude? BSB BSB: The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
34 TNT And Iesus sayde vnto them: how many loves have ye? And they sayde: seven and a feawe litle fysshes. BSB BSB: “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 TNT And he commaunded the people to syt doune on the grounde: BSB BSB: And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 TNT and toke the seven loves and the fysshes and gave thankes and brake them and gave to his disciples and the disciples gave them to the people. BSB BSB: Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
37 TNT And they dyd all eate and were suffised. And they toke vp of the broke meate that was lefte .vii. basketes full. BSB BSB: They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 TNT And yet they that ate were .iiii.M. men besyde wemen and chyldren. BSB BSB: A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
39 TNT And he sent awaye the people and toke shippe and came into the parties of Magdala. BSB BSB: After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.