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 King James Version (NKJV)Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

Context of Mark 7:34

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. 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. Looking 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! 36Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news.

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 6:41Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.
• John 11:41So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me.
• John 17:1After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.
• Mark 8:12When he heard this, he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why do these people keep demanding a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, I will not give this generation any such sign.”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.
• Ezekiel 21:6“Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart.
• Luke 19:41But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.
• John 11:33When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled.
• Hebrews 4:15This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
• Mark 5:41Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!”
• Mark 15:34Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
• Mark 1:41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!”
• Luke 7:14Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.”
• Luke 18:42And Jesus said, “All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you.”
• John 11:43Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
• Acts 9:34Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was healed instantly.

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