Mark 7:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Mark 7:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Looked up to heaven - To lift up the eyes to heaven is an act imploring aid from God, and is an attitude of prayer, Psalms 121:1-2 ; Mark 6:41 ; John 11:41 . He sighed - Pitying the suffer...
Mark 7:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Healing of a Deaf-Mute. The cure of the Syro-Phœ nician woman's daughter threatens the privacy Jesus sought in Tyre. He therefore withdraws to Decapolis (another Gentile district, Matthew 4:25...
Mark 7:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

heaven . the heaven. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 ; Matthew 6:10 sighs . groaned. Ephphatha . An Aramaic word. See App-94.
Mark 7:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1430 THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN HEALED Mark 7:32-36 . And they bring unto hint one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he...
Mark 7:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. Ephphatha - Ethphathach, Syriac. It is likely that it was in this language that our Lord spoke to this poor man...
Mark 7:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Mark 7:34 . A nd looking up to heaven, — Our Lord did this, that the deaf man, whom he could not instruct by language, might consider whence all benefits proceed. After this, he sighed. Perhap...
Mark 7:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And looking up to heaven - ever acknowledging His Father, even while the Healing was seen to flow from...
Mark 7:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Eating with Unwashed Hands. the Syrophoenician Woman. Healing of a Deaf Man 1-23. Eating with unwashed hands ( Matthew 15:1 ). See on Mt. 3, 4. A note added by St. Mark for the benefit of his G...
Mark 7:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 7:31-37 ( Mark 7:31-37 ) THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN "And again He went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapol...
Mark 7:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Mother's Faith Rewarded Mark 7:24-37 Before faith can be fully exercised we must take the right attitude toward Christ. His mission at that time was to the Jewish people; they were the child...
Mark 7:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In strong and clear language the Master denounced tradition as contrary to the commandment of God. 1. Things from without do not defile, and therefore are not sin. Temptation is not sin. 2. Only...
Mark 7:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(31) And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. (32) And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an...
Mark 7:34 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

HEARING AND SPEECH RESTORED BY CHRIST ‘They bring unto Him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech … And straightway his ears were opened … and he spake plain.’ Mark 7:32-35 H...
Mark 7:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And looking up to heaven ,.... To his Father there, by whom he was sent, and from whom, as man, he received his authority and power; though this was not for assistance in the working of this miracle...
Mark 7:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. Ver. 34. He sighed ] As if himself had felt and fainted under the same burden; so the word εστεναξε signifi...
Mark 7:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He came unto the sea of Galilee , &c. See note on Matthew 15:29-31 . They bring unto him one that was deaf and had an impediment , &c. Greek, Μογιλαλον : “He was not absolutely dumb, but s...
Mark 7:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Cure of a Deaf and Dumb Person. 31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, thr...
Mark 7:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Mark 7:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Healing of the Deaf and Dumb Man (7:31-37). Continuing His ministry in Gentile territory Jesus entered the region of Decapolis where He had exorcised the Gadarene ex-demoniac and there perform...
Mark 7:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 7:31 . For true reading see R. V. Through Sidon —not necessarily the city. The object of this long détour was to obtain much-needed retirement and rest. Ma...
Mark 7:34 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Mark 7:32-35 I. The friends brought their suffering friend to ask for him the Lord's healing hand. He did not refuse their prayer. He gave them what they asked. But He sighed as He gave it sighed,...
Mark 7:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 7:3 . The pharisees, and all the jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not. Their traditionary laws, which enjoined all possible corporeal purity, were built on the notion that a person...
Mark 7:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

And they bring unto Him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech. The pattern of service The “missionary spirit” is but one aspect of the Christian life. We shall only strengthen...
Mark 7:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Mark 7:1 , Mark 7:2 These verses, according to the Greek construction, should run thus: And there are gathered together unto the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, wh...
Mark 7:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The healing:
Mark 7:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 9:34 ; Acts 9:40 ; Ezekiel 21:6 ; Ezekiel 21:7 ; Hebrews 4:15 ; Isaiah 53:3 ; John 11:33 ; John 11:35 ; John 11:38 ; John 11:41 ; John 11:43 ; John 17:1 ; Luke 18:42 ; Luke 19:41 ;...
Mark 7:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ephphatha — This was a word of SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY, not an address to God for power to heal: such an address was needless; for Christ had a perpetual fund of power residing in himself, to work all...

Mark 7:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mark 7:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 7:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Mark 7:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Mark 7:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Mark 7:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Mark 7:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Mark 7:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 7:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Mark 7:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Mark 7:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Mark 7:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Mark 7:34 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Mark 7:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Mark 7:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Mark 7:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 7:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mark 7:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mark 7:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 7:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Mark 7:34 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Mark 7:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 7:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Mark 7:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Mark 7:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Mark 7:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 7:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes