Mark 7:24 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 7:24

Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.

BSB

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ASV

And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid.

KJV

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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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 11.16 (253)

The Gentiles, those who dwell on the borders, can be saved if they believe.… Think of it this way: Each of us when he sins is living on the borders of Tyre or Sidon or of Pharaoh and Egypt. They are on the borders of those who are outside the inheritance of God.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And from thence he arose,.... From the land of Gennesaret, or from Capernaum, which was in it: and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; two cities of Phoenicia: not into them, but into the borders of them; into those parts of Galilee, which bordered on Phoenicia; See Gill on Mat 15:

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The woman was a Greek (that is, a Gentile, not a Jew) a Syrophenician or Canaanite. Canaan was also called Syrophenicia, as lying between Syria, properly so called, and Phenicia.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Into the borders of Tyre and Sidon - Or, into the country between Tyre and Sidon. I have adopted this translation from Kypke, who proves that this is the meaning of the word μεθορια, in the best Greek writers.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐκεῖθεν	Ekeithen	From there	G1564 →
δὲ	de	also	G1161 →
ἀναστὰς	anastas	having risen up	G450 →
ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	He went away	G565 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ὅρια	horia	region	G3725 →
Τύρου	Turou	of Tyre	G5184 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εἰσελθὼν	eiselthōn	having entered	G1525 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
οἰκίαν	oikian	a house	G3614 →
οὐδένα	oudena	no [one]	G3762 →
ἤθελεν	ēthelen	He was wishing	G2309 →
γνῶναι	gnōnai	to know [it]	G1097 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἠδυνήθη	ēdunēthē	He was able	G1410 →
λαθεῖν.	lathein	to be hidden.	G2990 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…
leads to
- Ezekiel 28:9
  Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- Isaiah 14:13–14
  You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of…
- Proverbs 16:18
  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Psalms 9:20
  Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
Through
Matthew 11:21
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
leads to
- Ezekiel 3:6–7
  not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
- Mark 6:45
  Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
- John 12:21
  They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

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Where the connections lead

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06About Mark

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark