Mark · Chapter 7

[ edit] And Phariſees and ſumme of ſcribis comynge fro Jeruſalem, camen to gidere to him. And whanne þei hadden ſeyn ſumme of his diſciplis ete breed wiþ comune hondis, þat is, not waiſchun, þei blamyden. Forſoþ Phariſees and alle Jewis eten not, no but þei waiſſchen ofte her hondis, holdinge þe tradiciouns, or ſtatutis, of eldere men. And þei turnynge aȝen fro chepynge, eten not, no but þei ben waiſchun; and manye oþere þingis ben, þat ben takun to hem for to kepe, waiſchingis of cuppis, and cruetis, and of veſſels of bras, and of beddis. And Phariſees and ſcribis axiden him, ſeyinge, Whi gon not þi diſciplis aftir þe tradicioun of eldere men, but wiþ comyne hondis þei eten bred?

And he anſweringe ſeide to hem, Yſaie propheciede wel of ȝou, ypocritis, as it is writun, Þis peple worſchipiþ me wiþ lippis, forſoþe her herte is fer fro me; in veyn trewli þei worſchipen me, techinge doctrinys and preceptis of men. Forſoþ ȝe forſakinge þe maundement of God, holden þe tradiciouns of men, waiſchingis of cruetis, and cuppis; and manye oþere þingis lyke to þes ȝe don. And he ſeide to hem, Wel ȝe han maad þe maundement of God voyde, þat ȝe kepe ȝoure tradicioun. Forſoþ Moyſes ſeide, Worſchipe þi fadir and þi modir; and he þat ſchal curſe fadir or modir, by deeþ deie he.

Soþli ȝe ſeyen, If a man ſchal ſeye to fadir or to modir, Corban, þat is, What euere ȝifte of me, ſchal profite to þee; and ouer ȝe ſuffren not him do ony þing to fadir or modir, brekynge þe word of God by ȝoure tradicioun, þat ȝe han ȝouun; and ȝe don manye oþere ſuche þingis. And he eftſoone clepinge to þe cumpanye of peple, ſeide to hem, Ȝe alle heere me, and vndirſtonden. No þing wiþ outen man is entringe in to him, þat may defoule him; but þo þingis þat comen forþ of man, þo it ben þat defoulen a man. Forſoþ if ony man haue eeris of heeringe, heere he. And whanne he hadde entrid in to an hous, fro þe cumpany of peple, his diſciplis axiden him þe parable.

And he ſeiþ to hem, So and ȝe ben vnprudent, or vnwyſe. Vndirſtonden ȝe not, for al þing wiþoute forþ entringe in to a man, may not defoule him? for it haþ not entrid into his herte, but in to þe wombe, and byneþe it goþ out, purgynge alle metis. Soþli he ſeide, For þe þingis þat gon out of a man, þo defoulen a man. Forſoþ fro wiþynne, of þe herte of men comen forþ yuele þouȝtis, auoutries, fornicaciouns, manſleyngis, þeftis, couetiſes, or ouer hard kepynge of goodis, wickidneſſes, gyle, vnchaſtite, yuel yȝe, blaſphemyes, pride, folye. Alle þes yuelis fro wiþynne comen forþ, and defoulen a man. And Jheſus riſynge þennis, wente in to þe endes of Tyre and Sidon.

And he gon in to an hows, wolde no man wite; and he miȝte not dare, or be priuy. Soþli a womman, anon as ſche herde of him, which wommanis douȝtir hadde an vnclene ſpirit, entride, and fel doun at his feet. Soþli þe womman was heþene, of þe generacioun of Sirefen And ſhe preide him, þat he wolde caſte out a deuel fro hir douȝtir. Þe which ſeide to hir, Suffre þou þe ſones be fulfild firſt; it is not good to take þe bred of ſones, and ſende to houndis. And ſhe anſweride, and ſeide to him, Forſoþe, Lord; for whi and litle welpis eten vndir þe bord, of þe crummes of children. And Jheſus ſeiþ to hir, For þis word go, þe fend is went out of þi douȝtir.

And whanne ſhe hadde gon hom, ſhe fond þe wenche ſittinge on þe bedd, and þe deuel gon out fro hir. And eftſoone Jheſus goynge out fro þe endis, or cooſtis, of Tire, cam þurȝ Sidon to þe ſee of Galilee, þat is bitwixe þe myddil endis of Decapoleos. And þei leeden to him a deef man and doumb, and preieden him, þat he putte to him þe hond. And he takynge him aſydis fro þe cumpanye, ſente his fyngris in to his litle eeris; and ſpetinge towchide his tunge. And he biholdynge in to heuene, ſorwide wiþynne, and ſeiþ, Effeta, þat is, Be þou openyd, And anon his eeris weren openyd, and þe bond of his tunge is unbounden, and he ſpak riȝtly.

And he comaundide to hem, þat þei ſchulden ſeye to no man; forſoþ how moche he comaundide to hem, ſo moche more þei prechiden more, and by þat þe more þei wondriden, ſeyinge, He dide wel alle þingis, and deef men he made to heere, and doumbe for to ſpeke.