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 Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know which house he was staying in, but he couldn’t keep it a secret.

Context of Mark 7:24

22thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within and defile a man.” 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. 25For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. 26The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• from thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
• he aroseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the bordersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bordersμεθόριοςmethorios · boundaryG3181
• of TyreΤύροςTuros · TyreG5184
• SidonΣιδώνSidōn · SidonG4605
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• an houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• and would haveθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• he couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• notοὐou · noG3756
• be hidλανθάνωlanthanō · be hiddenG2990

Cross-references for Mark 7:24

• Matthew 15:21Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
• Mark 3:8and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth;
• Genesis 49:13“Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea; He shall become a haven for ships, And his border shall adjoin Sidon.
• Joshua 19:28including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
• Isaiah 23:1The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
• Mark 2:1And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.
• Mark 3:7But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea
• Mark 6:31And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
• Isaiah 42:2He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
• Matthew 9:28And when He had come into the house, the blind men came 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, the good works of some are clearly evident, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.

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
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• Tyre, Tyrians
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• 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