Mark 7:33
And, taking him away from the multitude apart, he thrust his fingers into his ears, and, spitting, touched his tongue;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
32And they bring to him one deaf and stammering, and beseech him that he would lay upon him his hand.
34and, looking up into the heaven, sighed deeply, and saith unto him—Ephphatha! that is, Be opened!
Cross References
1 Kings 17:19And he said unto her—Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him unto the upper room, where, he, was staying, and laid him upon his own bed.
2 Kings 4:33So he went in, and shut the door upon them two,—and prayed unto Yahweh.
Mark 8:23And, laying hold of the hand of the blind man, he brought him forth outside the village, and, spitting into his eyes, laying his hands upon him, he was asking him—Anything, seest thou?
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 →