Mark 7:33
And having taken him away from the multitude by Himself, He put His fingers to his ears, and having spit, He touched his tongue,
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In Context
32and they bring to Him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on Him that He may put the hand on him.
34and having looked to the sky, He sighed, and says to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened”;
Cross References
1 Kings 17:19And he says to her, “Give your son to me”; and he takes him out of her bosom, and takes him up to the upper chamber where he is abiding, and lays him on his own bed,
2 Kings 4:33and he goes in and shuts the door on them both, and prays to YHWH.
Mark 8:23and having taken the hand of the blind man, He led him forth outside the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put [His] hands on him, He was questioning him if he beholds 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 →