Mark 7:34

Mark 7:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
• New International Version (NIV)He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”).
• English Standard Version (ESV)And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”

Context of Mark 7:34

32Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. 33And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. 36Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

Mark 7:34 word by word

καὶ ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐστέναξεν καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· εφφαθα, ὅ ἐστιν διανοίχθητι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• looking upἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• heavenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• he sighedστενάζωstenazō · to groanG4727
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Ephphathaἐφφαθάephphatha · open!G2188
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Be openedδιανοίγωdianoigō · to open upG1272

Cross-references for Mark 7:34

• Mark 6:41And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all.
• John 11:41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
• John 17:1Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,
• Mark 8:12But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.”
• Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
• Ezekiel 21:6Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.
• Luke 19:41Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it,
• John 11:33Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
• Mark 5:41Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
• Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
• Mark 1:41Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
• Luke 7:14Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
• Luke 18:42Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”
• John 11:43Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
• Acts 9:34And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately.

Commentaries on Mark 7:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Ephphatha - Ethphathach, Syriac. It is likely that it was in this language that our Lord spoke to this poor man: and because he had pronounced the word Ephphathach with peculiar and authoritative emphasis, the evangelist thought proper to retain the original word; though the last letter in it could not be expressed by any letter in the Greek alphabet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Looked up to heaven - To lift up the eyes to heaven is an act imploring aid from God, and is an attitude of prayer, Psalm 121:1-2; Mark 6:41; John 11:41. He sighed - Pitying the sufferings of the man who stood before him. Ephphatha - This word is “Syriac,” the language which our Lord used in addressing the man, and means “Be opened.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 Here is a cure of one that was deaf and dumb. Those who brought this poor man to Christ, besought him to observe the case, and put forth his power. Our Lord used more outward actions in the doing of this cure than usual. These were only signs of Christ's power to cure the man, to encourage his faith, and theirs that brought him. Though we find great variety in the cases and manner of relief of those who applied to Christ, yet all obtained the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply: Since Jesus was looking up to heaven when he sighed, his sigh is probably best understood as a prayerful gesture. Ephphatha is an Aramaic word that Mark translates for his audience (see also 3:17; 5:41; 14:36; 15:34). These are not magical words. Mark is simply sharing some of the original words Jesus spoke. Matthew and Luke do not seem to have attributed any special importance to the Aramaic words of Jesus…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. And looking up to heaven--ever acknowledging His Father, even while the healing was seen to flow from Himself (see on Joh 5:19). he sighed--"over the wreck," says Trench, "which sin had brought about, and the malice of the devil in deforming the fair features of God's original creation." But, we take it, there was a yet more painful impression of that "evil thing and bitter" whence all our ills have sprung, and which, when "Himself took our…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:34

• Jesus, the Christ
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In the dictionaries

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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