Mark 7:33

“And taking him aside from the crowd he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue;”

Mark 7:33 · direct translation from the Greek
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Mark 7:33, word by word

takingἀπολαβόμενοςapolabomenos

take aside

To take someone aside.

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asideἰδίανidian

privately

Away from the crowd, with a few or alone.

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the crowdὄχλουochlou

crowd

A lot of people together.

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he putἔβαλενebalen

put

To place something somewhere.

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his fingersδακτύλουςdaktylous

finger

Finger.

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his earsὦταōta

ear

The organ of hearing, on the sides of the head.

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after spittingπτύσαςptysas

spit

Spit.

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he touchedἥψατοhēpsato

touch

To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.

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his tongueγλώσσηςglōssēs

tongue

The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.

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Parallel passages

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Healings by the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 15:29-31

It is discussed whether Mark and Matthew tell the same healings.

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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.”

Matthew 15:29-31

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.

The context

32And they bring to him a deaf man who could hardly speak, and they beg him to lay his hand on him.

33 · This verse (above)

34and looking up to heaven, he sighed and says to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

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  1. 1. What it says

    What do the Pharisees and scribes criticize Jesus' disciples for, and how does he respond (vv. 5–8)?

  2. 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. 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?

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