Mark 7:32-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:33-35

A typical cure. In our Lord's different acts of healing there were markable variations of method. We should expect this of the Son of the Creator , whose variety in nature is infinite. No two leaves in the forest are alike—no two faces in a flock of sheep; and even the same sea changes in its aspect from hour to hour. This variety is greater as we go higher in the scale of creation, and is most conspicuous in man, whether considered individually or collectively. And Christ Jesus was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:34-35

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened . He looked up to heaven, because from thence come all good things—words for the dumb, hearing for the deaf, healing for all infirmities; and thus he would teach the infirm man by a manifest sign to what quarter he was to look for the true source of his cure. he sighed ( ἐστέναξε ); literally, he groaned. Why did our Lord sigh at such a moment? We know indeed that he was "a man of sorrows, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:32

They bring - That is, his friends brought, or the people brought.One that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech - Not entirely mute, but who spoke indistinctly or with difficulty. His deafness might not have been of long standing, and his speech, therefore, not entirely ruined.To put his hand upon him - That is, to cure him. Blessings were commonly imparted by laying on the hands. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:33

And he took him aside from the multitude - Why this was done we have no means of information. It might have been to conceal from the multitude everything respecting the “manner” of cure, in order that none might attempt to cure in a similar way.And he put his fingers into his ears ... - Why this was done it has been found exceedingly difficult to explain. Jesus had power at once to open his ears and loose his tongue, but for some cause he chose to accompany it with a sign. This was intended,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:34

Looked up to heaven - To lift up the eyes to heaven is an act imploring aid from God, and is an attitude of prayer, Psalms 121:1-2; Mark 6:41; John 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.” read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:35

The string of his tongue was loosed - The difficulty in his speaking was removed. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 7:31-36

Mark 7:31-36 . He came unto the sea of Galilee, &c. See note on Matthew 15:29-31. They bring unto him one that was deaf and had an impediment, &c. Greek, Μογιλαλον : “He was not absolutely dumb, but stammered to such a degree, that few understood his speech, Mark 7:35. However, the circumstance of his being able to speak in any manner, shows that his deafness was not natural, but accidental. He had heard formerly, and had learned to speak, but was now deprived of hearing, perhaps,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 7:31-37

71. Ministry in the Decapolis (Matthew 15:29-39; Mark 7:31-8:10)From the Mediterranean towns of Phoenicia, Jesus returned to the region around the Sea of Galilee, then continued on into the Decapolis, where the population was largely Gentile. It seems that for a period his ministry was mainly among Gentiles, and many became believers in the God of Israel (Matthew 15:29-31; Mark 7:31). One of the people he healed was a deaf and dumb man. Because of the man’s deafness, Jesus used actions rather... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 7:32

And Mark 7:32-37 are a Divine supplement, here. deaf. impediment. Not horn deaf, and dumb in consequence; but the impediment may have come through subsequent deafness. He could speak, but with difficulty, through not being able to hear his own voice. Compare Mark 7:35 . beseech. App-134 .; not the same word as in Mark 7:26 . put = lay. Not the same word as in next verse. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 7:33

multitude = crowd, same as "people" in Mark 7:14 . put = thrust. Not the some word as in Mark 7:32 . and . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), particularising each not. read more

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