King James Version
What Does Mark 7:24 Mean?
“And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.”
Context
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Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: covetousness: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses
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All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
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And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
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For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
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The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. Greek: or, Gentile Greek: or, Gentile
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(24-30) **And from thence he arose.**—See Notes on Matthew 15:21-28.
**Tyre and Sidon.**—The better MSS. omit the latter name here, and reserve it for Mark 7:31, where see Note.
**Entered into an house.**—The fact is peculiar to St. Mark, and seems specified as an indication of our Lord’s wish to avoid publicity.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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