Mark 7:34
“And looking vp to heauen, hee sighed, and saith vnto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.”
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Mark 7:34 Context
32And they bring vnto him one that was deafe, and had an impediment in his speech: and they beseech him to put his hand vpon him. 33And he tooke him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his eares, and he spit, and touched his tongue, 34And looking vp to heauen, hee sighed, and saith vnto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35And straightway his eares were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plaine. 36And hee charged them that they should tell no man: but the more hee charged them, so much the more a great deale they published it,
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Other Translations for Mark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
- King James Version
and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, "Ephphatha! that is, "Be opened!""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.
- Basic English Bible
and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
- Darby Bible
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Effatha, that is, Be opened.
- Webster's Bible
and looking up to Heaven He sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Open!")
- Weymouth Bible
Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"
- World English Bible
And he bihelde in to heuene, and sorewide with ynne, and seide, Effeta, that is, Be thou openyd.
- Wycliffe Bible
and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,' that is, `Be thou opened;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Mark 7:34
7:34 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 miracles whenever he pleased, even to the raising the dead, #John 5:21|,26.
People's Bible Notes for Mark 7:34
Mr 7:34 Ephphatha. A word in Aramaic, the common language of Judea at that time, meaning, "Be opened".