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Mark 7:34 Cross-References
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“And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.”
Mark 7:34 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 7:34
Looking up to heaven, he sighed—Jesus's upward gaze directed the man's attention to heaven, the source of healing power. Though possessing intrinsic divine authority, Jesus modeled dependence on the Father (John 5:19). The Greek verb for sighed reveals Jesus's emotional response to human suffering—not clinical detachment but deep compassion. This echoes Romans 8:22-23, where creation groans under bondage. Jesus entered fully into humanity's suffering, bearing our griefs (Isaiah 53:4). Ephphatha, that is, Be opened—Mark preserves Jesus's Aramaic, then translates for Greek readers. The command a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 7:34
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“and said”
“he said to her”
“and looking up to heaven”
“and the Jews weeping who came with her”
“and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body”
“Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed! Immediately he arose.”
“he cried with a loud voice”
“and said”
“he stretched out his hand”
“and lifting up his eyes to heaven”