Mark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
In Context
35And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:3Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
Mark 1:41And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.
Mark 6:41And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.
Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
Luke 18:42And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
John 11:33And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,
Matthew Henry on Mark 7:32-37
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, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And… Read the whole commentary →