CLV(i)
1 And gathering to Him are the Pharisees and some of the scribes coming from Jerusalem.
2 And perceiving some of His disciples, that with contaminated (that is, unwashed) hands they eat bread"
3 (for the Pharisees and all the Jews, if ever they should not be washing the hands with the fist, are not eating, holding the tradition of the elders;"
4 and from the market, except they should be sprinkled, they are not eating; and many other things are there which they accepted to hold, the baptizing of cups and ewers and copper vessels and of couches),
5 the Pharisees also, and the scribes are inquiring of Him, "Wherefore are not your disciples walking according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands are eating bread?
6 Yet He, answering, said to them that "Ideally prophesies Isaiah concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, that This people with their lips is honoring Me, Yet their heart is away at a distance from Me."
7 Yet in vain are they revering Me, teaching for teachings the directions of men."
8 For, leaving the precept of God, you are holding the tradition of men of the baptism of ewers and cups. And many such like things you are doing."
9 And He said to them, "Ideally are you repudiating the precept of God, that you should be keeping your tradition."
10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, He who is saying aught that is evil of father or mother, let him decease in death."
11 Yet you are saying, 'If a man should be saying to father or mother, "A corban (which is an approach present) is whatsoever you may be benefitted by me,'"
12 no longer are you letting him do anything for his father or his mother,
13 invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you give over. And many such like things you are doing."
14 And calling the throng to Him again, He said to them, "Hear Me, all, and understand."
15 Nothing is there outside of a man, going into him, which can contaminate him, but those things going out of a man are what is contaminating the man."
16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"
17 And when He entered into the house from the throng, His disciples inquired of Him concerning the parable."
18 And He is saying to them, "Are you, also, thus unintelligent? Not yet are you apprehending that everything from the outside, that is going into a man, can not contaminate him,
19 for it is not going into his heart, but into the bowels, and is going out into the latrine - cleansing all foods?
20 Yet He said that "That which is going out of a man, that is contaminating the man."
21 For from inside, out of the heart of men, are going out evil reasonings, prostitutions, thefts, murders,
22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, guile, wantonness, a wicked eye, calumny, pride, imprudence."
23 All these wicked inside things are going out; and those are contaminating the man."