Mark 7:34
and looking up to heaven, he heaved a deep sigh, and saith unto him, Ephphatha! that is, Be opened.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
In Context
35And instantly his ears were opened, and the tie of his tongue loosed, and he spake distinctly.
Cross References
Mark 1:41Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretching out his hand, touched him, and said to him, I will; be thou cleansed.
Mark 6:41And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, that they should set them before them, and the two fishes he divided among them all.
Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, for what cause hast thou abandoned me?
Luke 18:42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
John 11:33When Jesus then saw her weeping, and all the Jews who came with her lamenting, he groaned in spirit, and was himself greatly agitated:
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 →