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Selected Verse: Mark 7:34 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 7:34 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] looking up [308] to [1519] heaven [3772], he sighed [4727], and [2532] saith [3004] unto him [846], Ephphatha [2188], that is [3603], Be opened [1272]. |
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King James |
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And looking up to heaven--ever acknowledging His Father, even while the healing was seen to flow from Himself (see on Joh 5:19).
he sighed--"over the wreck," says TRENCH, "which sin had brought about, and the malice of the devil in deforming the fair features of God's original creation." But, we take it, there was a yet more painful impression of that "evil thing and bitter" whence all our ills have sprung, and which, when "Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses" (Mat 8:17), became mysteriously His own.
"In thought of these his brows benign,
Not even in healing, cloudless shine."
KEBLE
and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened--Our Evangelist, as remarked on Mar 5:41, loves to give such wonderful words just as they were spoken. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Looked up to heaven - To lift up the eyes to heaven is an act imploring aid from God, and is an attitude of prayer, Psa 121:1-2; Mar 6:41; Joh 11:41.
He sighed - Pitying the sufferings of the man who stood before him.
Ephphatha - This word is "Syriac," the language which our Lord used in addressing the man, and means "Be opened." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ephphatha - This was a word of SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY, not an address to God for power to heal: such an address was needless; for Christ had a perpetual fund of power residing in himself, to work all miracles whenever he pleased, even to the raising the dead, Joh 5:21, Joh 5:26. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ephphatha - Ethphathach, Syriac. It is likely that it was in this language that our Lord spoke to this poor man: and because he had pronounced the word Ephphathach with peculiar and authoritative emphasis, the evangelist thought proper to retain the original word; though the last letter in it could not be expressed by any letter in the Greek alphabet. |
41 And [2532] he took [2902] the damsel [3813] by the hand [5495], and said [3004] unto her [846], Talitha [5008] cumi [2891]; which [3739] is [2076], being interpreted [3177], Damsel [2877], I say [3004] unto thee [4671], arise [1453].
17 That it might [3704] be fulfilled [4137] which was spoken [4483] by [1223] Esaias [2268] the prophet [4396], saying [3004], Himself [846] took [2983] our [2257] infirmities [769], and [2532] bare [941] our sicknesses [3554].
19 Then [3767] answered [611] Jesus [2424] and [2532] said [2036] unto them [846], Verily [281], verily [281], I say [3004] unto you [5213], The Son [5207] can [1410] [3756] do [4160] nothing [3762] of [575] himself [1438], but [3362] what [5100] he seeth [991] the Father [3962] do [4160]: for [1063] what things soever [3739] [302] he [1565] doeth [4160], these [5023] also [2532] doeth [4160] the Son [5207] likewise [3668].
41 Then [3767] they took away [142] the stone [3037] from the place where [3757] the dead [2348] was [2258] laid [2749]. And [1161] Jesus [2424] lifted [142] up [507] his eyes [3788], and [2532] said [2036], Father [3962], I thank [2168] thee [4671] that [3754] thou hast heard [191] me [3450].
41 And [2532] when he had taken [2983] the five [4002] loaves [740] and [2532] the two [1417] fishes [2486], he looked up [308] to [1519] heaven [3772], and blessed [2127], and [2532] brake [2622] the loaves [740], and [2532] gave [1325] them to his [846] disciples [3101] to [2443] set before [3908] them [846]; and [2532] the two [1417] fishes [2486] divided he [3307] among them all [3956].
1 A Song [07892] of degrees [04609]. I will lift up [05375] mine eyes [05869] unto the hills [02022], from whence [0370] cometh [0935] my help [05828].
2 My help [05828] cometh from the LORD [03068], which made [06213] heaven [08064] and earth [0776].
26 For [1063] as [5618] the Father [3962] hath [2192] life [2222] in [1722] himself [1438]; so [2532] [3779] hath he given [1325] to the Son [5207] to have [2192] life [2222] in [1722] himself [1438];
21 For [1063] as [5618] the Father [3962] raiseth up [1453] the dead [3498], and [2532] quickeneth [2227] them; even [2532] so [3779] the Son [5207] quickeneth [2227] whom [3739] he will [2309].