Mark 7:25

Mark 7:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet.

Context of Mark 7:25

23All these evils come from within and make a person unclean.” 24Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know that he was staying in a house there. However, it couldn’t be kept a secret. A woman whose little daughter had an evil spirit heard about Jesus. She went to him and bowed down. 26The woman happened to be Greek, born in Phoenicia in Syria. She asked him to force the demon out of her daughter. 27Jesus said to her, “First, let the children eat all they want. It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

Mark 7:25 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ εὐθὺς ἀκούσασα γυνὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ ἧς εἶχεν τὸ θυγάτριον αὐτῆς πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον, ἐλθοῦσα προσέπεσεν πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• aγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• young daughterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• young daughterθυγάτριονthugatrion · little daughterG2365
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• anπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• and cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and fellπροσπίπτωprospiptō · to fall/beatG4363
• atπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• feetπούςpous · footG4228

Cross-references for Mark 7:25

• Matthew 15:22A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
• Mark 9:17A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son. He is possessed by a spirit that won’t let him talk.
• Mark 1:40Then a man with a serious skin disease came to him. The man fell to his knees and begged Jesus, “If you’re willing, you can make me clean.”
• Mark 5:22A synagogue leader named Jairus also arrived. When he saw Jesus, he quickly bowed down in front of him.
• Luke 17:16He quickly bowed at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (The man was a Samaritan.)
• Acts 10:25When Peter was about to enter Cornelius’ house, Cornelius met him, bowed down, and worshiped Peter.
• Revelation 22:8I, John, heard and saw these things. When I had heard and seen them, I bowed to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing me these things.

Commentaries on Mark 7:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25A certain woman - See this account of the Syrophoenician woman explained at large, Matthew 15:21-28; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 See this miracle explained in the notes at Matthew 15:21-28. Mark 7:24 Would have no man know it - To avoid the designs of the Pharisees he wished to be retired. Mark 7:26 A Greek - The Jews called all persons “Greeks” who were not of their nation. Compare Romans 1:14. The whole world was considered as divided into Jews and Greeks. Though she might not have been strictly a “Greek,” yet she came under this general appellation as a foreigner.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Christ never put any from him that fell at his feet, which a poor trembling soul may do. As she was a good woman, so a good mother. This sent her to Christ. His saying, Let the children first be filled, shows that there was mercy for the Gentiles, and not far off. She spoke, not as making light of the mercy, but magnifying the abundance of miraculous cures among the Jews, in comparison with which a single cure was but as a crumb. Thus, while…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26The woman was from Syrian Phoenicia and therefore a Gentile. The urgency and intensity of the woman’s petition is seen in her falling at the feet of Jesus and begging.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit--or, as in Matthew (Mt 15:22), "was badly demonized." heard of him--One wonders how; but distress is quick of hearing. and fell at his feet:Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:25

• Demons
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Sidon
• Syro-Phoenician
• Tyre

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Commentaries on Mark 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings