Mark 7:34 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 7:34

32 Then ^athey brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.

33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and ^aHe spat and touched his tongue.

34 Then, ^alooking up to heaven, ^bHe sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

35 ^aImmediately his ears were opened, and the¹ impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

36 Then ^aHe commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

37 And they were ^aastonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He ^bmakes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

Verse Comparison: Mark 7:34

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

Amplified® Bible
And looking up to heaven, He sighed as He said, Ephphatha, which means, Be opened!

Contemporary English Version
Jesus looked up toward heaven, and with a groan he said, "Effatha!" which means "Open up!"

Darby English Version
and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

Good News Bible
Then Jesus looked up to heaven, gave a deep groan, and said to the man, "Ephphatha," which means, "Open up!"

International Standard Version
Then he looked up to heaven, sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened!"

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

New American Standard Bible
and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, "Ephphatha! that is, "Be opened!""

New International Version
He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means, "Be opened!" ).

New King James Version
Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" namely, "Become open!"

Young's Literal Translation
and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,' that is, `Be thou opened;'

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