Mark 7:34
and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Noyes Bible
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 were opened; and the string of his tongue was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:3He was despised, and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows, and acquainted with disease; As one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Mark 1:41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be thou cleansed.
Mark 6:41And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.
Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? which is, when interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Luke 18:42And Jesus said to him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee.
John 11:33Jesus therefore when he saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, was greatly moved in his spirit, and much 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 →