Mark 7:34

Translations

Modern

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

Traditional

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

Literal

And having looked up to heaven, He sighed deeply, and He says to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”)

Latin

…et suspiciens in cælum, ingemuit, et ait illi: Ephphetha, quod est, Adaperire.

Interlinear

Greek

English

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

Notes

Mark 7:34

And 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, since they did not include them in their Gospels.

Mark 7:31–37

This miracle is very similar in order and wording to the healing of the blind man in 8:22–26. Healing miracles in the Gospels often follow a similar pattern. As these stories were told and retold, their form and wording likely became more consistent.
This miracle also includes a change of location. Some think the next miracle happened in a Gentile area such as Sidon or the Decapolis. However, it is more likely that it took place after Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee. The next event clearly happens there (8:10), with no change in location mentioned.

Events

Healing a Crowd near Sea of Galileec. AD 29

Related verses

John 11:41
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
Mark 5:41
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
John 11:33
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
Mark 6:41
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
Acts 9:34
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Acts 9:40
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
John 11:43
After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
Mark 8:12
Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Luke 18:42
“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
Mark 1:41
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
Luke 7:14
Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

Mark 7:34

Translations?

Interlinear?

Notes?

Events?

Related verses?

Parallels?

Glossary?

Topics?

Translations

Interlinear

Notes

Events

Related verses

Parallels

Glossary

Topics