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Mark 7:33
33Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.
Mark 7:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
- New International Version (NIV)After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.
Context of Mark 7:33
31Jesus left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns. 32A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him. Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue. 34Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!” 35Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!
Read all of Mark 7Mark 7:33 word by word
καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἔβαλεν τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he tookἀπολαμβάνωapolambanō · to get backG618
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- ·κατάkata · according toG2596
- asideἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- and putβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
- fingersδάκτυλοςdaktulos · fingerG1147
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- earsοὖςous · earG3775
- he spitπτύωptuō · to spitG4429
- and touchedἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
- tongueγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
Cross-references for Mark 7:33
- Mark 5:40The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.
- Mark 8:23Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”
- 1 Kings 17:19But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed.
- 2 Kings 4:4Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”
- John 9:6Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes.
Commentaries on Mark 7:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33And he spit, and touched his tongue - This place is exceedingly difficult. There is scarcely an action of our Lord's life but one can see an evident reason for, except this. Various interpretations are given of it - none of them satisfies my mind. The Abbe Giradeau spiritualizes it thus: - He took him aside from the multitude - When Christ saves a sinner, he separates him from all his old evil companions, and from the spirit and maxims of an ungodly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33And he took him aside from the multitude - Why this was done we have no means of information. It might have been to conceal from the multitude everything respecting the “manner” of cure, in order that none might attempt to cure in a similar way. And he put his fingers into his ears - Why this was done it has been found exceedingly difficult to explain. Jesus had power at once to open his ears and loose his tongue, but for some cause he chose to…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. 33The healing was done in private (7:33; see 5:40–43; 8:23). This likely helped prevent people from spreading strong excitement about Jesus as the Messiah (God’s chosen king; see 3:11–12; compare John 6:15). Jesus also used saliva in another healing (Mark 8:23), when he put it on a man’s eyes to heal his blindness. The use of saliva for healing was common in the ancient world. People believed it could help heal certain conditions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. And he took him aside from the multitude--As in another case He "took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town" (Mr 8:23), probably to fix his undistracted attention on Himself, and, by means of certain actions He was about to do, to awaken and direct his attention to the proper source of relief. and put his fingers into his ears--As his indistinct articulation arose from his deafness, our Lord addresses Himself to this first. To the…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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