Mark 7:31 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus leaves the region of Tyre and Sidon and comes to the Sea of Galilee by way of the Decapolis.
What Does Mark 7:31 Mean?
The route is a long arc through Gentile country — north by Sidon, then around and down through the Decapolis, the league of ten Greek cities east of the Jordan. He had touched that region before, when the man delivered among the tombs was sent home to tell what the Lord had done for him (Mark 5:19-20).
That one testimony had been growing in his absence, and the crowd about to gather suggests the soil was ready. No mile of this winding journey is wasted: the Shepherd is walking the borderlands, gathering in those whom the map had called outsiders.
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What does Mark 7:31 mean?
Jesus leaves the region of Tyre and Sidon and comes to the Sea of Galilee by way of the Decapolis.