Mark 7:34

and looking up to Heaven He sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Open!")

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

In Context

33So Jesus taking him aside, apart from the crowd, put His fingers into his ears, and spat, and moistened his tongue;

35And the man's ears were opened, and his tongue became untied, and he began to speak perfectly.

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Cross References

Mark 1:41Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed."

Mark 6:41Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish to them all.

Mark 15:34But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

Luke 18:42"Recover your sight," said Jesus: "your faith has cured you."

John 11:33Seeing her weeping aloud, and the Jews in like manner weeping who had come with her, Jesus, curbing the strong emotion of His spirit,

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 →

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