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Mark 7:25
25In 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.
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:
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil spirit,
Context of Mark 7:25
23All these evils come from inside and defile a person.” 24Jesus 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. 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. 26The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. 27“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
Read all of Mark 7Mark 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 vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
- Mark 9:17A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.
- Mark 1:40A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- Mark 5:22Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.
- Luke 17:16He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
- Acts 10:25As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.
- Revelation 22:8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me.
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
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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
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