Mark 7:32-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:31-37

The deaf and dumb. I. THE GREAT PRIVATION OF SUCH A SUFFERER . Deafness cuts the person off from society more than blindness. He is not blessed by that music which expresses the soul of things. He cannot hear that sound of the human voice, which is the most delicious of all music. One sense needs the sisterly help of another. Sight tantalizes without hearing. To be full of thought and feeling, yet not to be able to speak,—than this sense of restraint upon the noblest part of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:31-37

The healing of the deaf and dumb man. Another case of healing, the record of which is peculiar to St. Mark, throws into prominence both the pitifulness of men and the power of the Lord. It is that of one unable to speak for himself, and unable to hear of the many wonderful works which are being done around. "They bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him." Ah, they have gained faith in the power of that hand. Jesus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:31-37

A miracle of restoration. I. THE DEAF MUTE HEALED . 1 . A difference of reading. According to the common text we learn that our Lord, "departing from the coasts [borders] of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts [borders] of Decapolis; but according to the best critical authorities "through Sidon" must be substituted for "and Sidon;" and then the sentence reads as it stands in the Revised Version: "Again he went out from the borders... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:32

They bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ( πωφὸν καὶ μογιλάλον ) . The radical sense of κωφός (from κόπτω ) is "blunt" or "dull;" and so it is used to represent both deafness and dumbness. But in St. Mark it means deafness as distinguished from dumbness. This patient, however, was not ἄλαλος absolutely, but μογιλάλος , i.e. he spoke with difficulty. Long-continued deafness is apt to produce imperfect utterance. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:32

Deaf and dumb. Christ's acts of healing were very often performed while He was passing from place to place. This occurred on his way from the borders of Tyre and Sidon to the eastern side of the Lake of Galilee. His life was like a river, which not only, when it reaches the sea, bears mighty fleets on its bosom, but carries blessings all along its course through secluded pastures and quiet corn-fields. The case of this man was one of physical infirmity and not of demoniac possession. He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:33

And he took him aside from the multitude privately . This was done, no doubt, to fix the attention of the afflicted man upon himself, and upon the fact that he was about to act upon his ears and his tongue. And he put ( ἔβαλε )—literally, cast or thrust— his fingers into his ears. The action was very significant. It was as though he said, "I am about to open a passage for hearing through these ears." And he spat, and touched his tongue; that is, he touched his tongue with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

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

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

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