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Andκαὶhis earsαὐτοῦ αἱ ἀκοαίwere opened,ἠνοίγησανandκαὶthe bindingὁ δεσμὸςof his tongueτῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦwas loosed,ἐλύθηandκαὶhe was speakingἐλάλειplainly.ὀρθῶς
Mark 7:35
Study it in the app“And his ears were opened, and the binding of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plainly.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 7:35, word by word
- his earsἀκοαίakoai
ear
The organ through which sounds and words come in.
Where else “akoai” appears- were openedἠνοίγησανēnoigēsan
open
Open.
Where else “ēnoigēsan” appears- the bindingδεσμὸςdesmos
bond, chain
Bond, chain; prison.
Where else “desmos” appears- of his tongueγλώσσηςglōssēs
tongue
The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.
Where else “glōssēs” appears- was loosedἐλύθηelythē
untie
To undo bonds, or set someone free.
Where else “elythē” appears- he was speakingἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- plainlyὀρθῶςorthōs
rightly
Correctly, rightly.
Where else “orthōs” 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.
The context
34and looking up to heaven, he sighed and says to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”
35 · This verse (above)
36And he ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more they proclaimed it.
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?