King James Version
Mark 7:35 in the King James Version says “And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.”
Mark 7:35 · KJV
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“were opened”
G1272to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the string”
G1199a band, i.e., ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
“tongue”
G1100the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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