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AndΚαὶagainπάλινgoing outἐξελθὼνfromἐκthe regionτῶν ὁρίωνof Tyre,Τύρουhe cameἦλθενthroughδιὰSidonΣιδῶνοςtoεἰςthe Seaτὴν θάλασσανof Galilee,τῆς Γαλιλαίαςthrough the midstἀνὰ μέσονof the regionτῶν ὁρίωνof the Decapolis.Δεκαπόλεως
Mark 7:31
Study it in the app“And again going out from the region of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of the Decapolis.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 7:31, word by word
- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- going outἐξελθὼνexelthōn
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthōn” appears- the regionὁρίωνhoriōn
region, border
Boundary, border; in the plural, a territory, the surrounding region.
Where else “horiōn” appears- of TyreΤύρουTyrou
Tyre
See it on the mapWhere else “Tyrou” appears- he cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- SidonΣιδῶνοςSidōnos
Sidon
See it on the mapWhere else “Sidōnos” appears- the Seaθάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- through the midstἀνὰana
among
Within a group or a place, surrounded by others.
Where else “ana” appears- through the midstμέσονmeson
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “meson” appears- of the DecapolisΔεκαπόλεωςDekapoleōs
Decapolis
See it on the mapWhere else “Dekapoleōs” appears
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Mark 7:31-37
31And again going out from the region of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of the Decapolis. 32And they bring to him a deaf man who could hardly speak, and they beg him to lay his hand on him. 33And taking him aside from the crowd he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue; 34and looking up to heaven, he sighed and says to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35And his ears were opened, and the binding of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plainly. 36And he ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more they proclaimed it. 37And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
29And moving on from there, Jesus came beside the Sea of Galilee; and going up onto the mountain, he was sitting there. 30And many crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, maimed, and many others, and they set them at his feet; and he healed them, 31so that the crowd was amazed seeing the mute speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Places in this verse
1Tyre
Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.
Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).
2Sidon
Today: Sidon (Saida), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, north of Tyre.
Ahab's wife Jezebel was the daughter of the king of Sidon (1 Kgs 16:31). Jesus said Sidon would have changed its mind had it seen his miracles (Luke 10:13).
3Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
4Decapolis ?
Today: disputed region: northern Jordan and southern Syria
A region of ten cities, mostly east of the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee.
The man Jesus freed from demons told all over the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him (Mark 5:20). Crowds from there followed Jesus (Matt 4:25).
The context
30And going away to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone out.
31 · This verse (above)
32And they bring to him a deaf man who could hardly speak, and they beg him to lay his hand on him.
To study Mark 7 in a group
1. What it says
What do the Pharisees and scribes criticize Jesus' disciples for, and how does he respond (vv. 5–8)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say that what comes out of the heart is what makes a person unclean (vv. 20–23)?
3. How I live it
The woman asked help for her little daughter and Jesus listened (vv. 25–30). Whom can you listen to with real attention today?