Mark 7:24

Mark 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.

Context of Mark 7:24

22deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within and defile the person.” Now Jesus got up and went from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know about it; and yet He could not escape notice. 25But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician descent. And she repeatedly asked Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Mark 7:24 word by word

Ἐκεῖθεν δὲ ἀναστὰς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια Τύρου καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς οἰκίαν οὐδένα ἤθελεν γνῶναι καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθη λαθεῖν.Read the interlinear

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• Jesus gotἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• fromἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
• to the regionὅριονhorion · regionG3725
• TyreΤύροςTuros · TyreG5184
• And when He had enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• a houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• He wantedθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• to knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• He couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• not escapeλανθάνωlanthanō · be hiddenG2990

Cross-references for Mark 7:24

• Matthew 15:21Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
• Mark 3:8and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard about everything that He was doing and came to Him.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
• Genesis 49:13“Zebulun will reside at the seashore; And he shall be a harbor for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
• Joshua 19:28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
• Isaiah 23:1The pronouncement concerning Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord God says this: “Because your heart is haughty And you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are a mortal and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God--
• Mark 2:1When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home.
• Mark 3:7Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large multitude from Galilee followed, and also from Judea,
• Mark 6:31And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)
• Isaiah 42:2He will not cry out nor raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street.
• Matthew 9:28And after He entered the house, the men who were blind came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
• 1 Timothy 5:25Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.

Commentaries on Mark 7:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Into the borders of Tyre and Sidon - Or, into the country between Tyre and Sidon. I have adopted this translation from Kypke, who proves that this is the meaning of the word , in the best Greek writers.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. 24The city of Tyre and its nearby areas are on the Mediterranean coast in modern Lebanon. Tyre was originally an island but became a peninsula when Alexander the Great built a half-mile ramp from the shore in 332 BC. Tyre had one of the most important harbors on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. People from Tyre had previously come to hear Jesus and see his miracles (3:7–8). This explains how the woman from Tyre knew about him. There is much discussion about…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24See on Mt 15:1-20. The Syrophoenician Woman and Her Daughter (Mr 7:24-30). The first words of this narrative show that the incident followed, in point of time, immediately on what precedes it. 24. And from thence he arose, and went into the borders--or "unto the borders." of Tyre and Sidon--the two great Phoenician seaports, but here denoting the territory generally, to the frontiers of which Jesus now came. But did Jesus actually enter this heathen…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:24

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Recreation (Rest)
• Sidon
• Syro-Phoenician
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Sidon
• Tyre
• Zidon, or Sidon
• Sidon, Sidonians
• Tyre, Tyrians
• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
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• Zidon

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