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Mark 7:34

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And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

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KJV King James Version

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

WEB World English Bible

Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”

ASV American Standard Version

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, ‘Ephphatha,’ that is, ‘Be thou opened;’

Surrounding context — Mark 7

31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36 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];

37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

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John 11:41Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.Mark 5:41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.John 11:33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,Acts 9:34And Peter said unto him, AEneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.Mark 6:41And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.John 11:43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.Mark 8:12And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.Mark 1:41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.Luke 18:42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.John 17:1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:Luke 7:14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.John 11:35Jesus wept.Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?Hebrews 4:15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.Luke 19:41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,John 11:38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.