Mark 7:33
And having taken him away from the crowd apart, he put his fingers to his ears; and having spit, he touched his tongue;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
34and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:19And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
2 Kings 4:33And he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah.
Mark 8:23And taking hold of the hand of the blind man he led him forth out of the village, and having spit upon his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he beheld anything.
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 →