Mark 7:34 Meaning and Explanation
“And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.”
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What Does Mark 7:34 Mean?
The upward look binds the healing to the Father; the sigh carries the weight of compassion — the brokenness of the world felt, not merely fixed. Then a single word, kept by Mark in the very speech of Jesus: Ephphatha, be opened.
The command is addressed to ears, but it is the word of the gospel over every closed thing — ears, lips, hearts, and at the last the grave itself. The sigh and the power belong together in him: he feels what we suffer, and he is able to command it to end.
Mark 7:34 in the Original Language
ephphatha (ἐφφαθά), 'be opened' -- an Aramaic command of Jesus, preserved in his own speech.
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What does Mark 7:34 mean?
Looking up to heaven, Jesus sighs and says to him, Ephphatha — be opened.