Mark 7:26 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 7:26

Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

KJV

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Mark (1107)

The aforementioned woman, having heard about Him, displays a fervent faith. Therefore the Lord does not immediately consent to her request, but delays the gift in order to show that the woman's faith is firm and that she waits patiently despite the refusal. Let us …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

The woman was a Greek,.... Or Gentile, an Heathen woman, which made her faith the more remarkable.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, The greatest blessing we can ask of Christ for our children is, that he would break the power of Satan, that is, the power of sin, in their souls; and particularly, that he would cast forth the unclean spirit, that they may be temples of the Holy Ghost, and he may dwell in them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The woman was a Greek - Rosenmuller has well observed, that all heathens or idolaters were called Ἑλληνες, Greeks, by the Jews; whether they were Parthians, Medes, Arabs, Indians, or Ethiopians. Jews and Greeks divided the whole world at this period.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	Now	G1161 →
γυνὴ	gunē	the woman	G1135 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
Ἑλληνὶς	Hellēnis	Gentile	G1674 →
Συροφοινίκισσα	Surophoinikissa	Syrophoenician	G4949 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
γένει,	genei	by race,	G1085 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἠρώτα	ērōta	was asking	G2065 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
δαιμόνιον	daimonion	demon	G1140 →
ἐκβάλῃ	ekbalē	He may cast forth	G1544 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
θυγατρὸς	thugatros	daughter	G2364 →
αὐτῆς.	autēs	of her.	G846 →

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

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–13
  The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Colossians 3:11
  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
- Romans 3:29–30
  Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Galatians 5:6
  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Romans 10:12–15
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
Colossians 3:11
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
leads to
- Galatians 3:28–29
  There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
  For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
- Romans 10:12
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

Featured studies on this passage

The Pharisees Question Jesus — James Tissot

Walks through Mark 7

Tradition and Commandment

Open the study →

About Mark

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee — Rembrandt (1633), public domain

Mark: the study guide →Read chapter 7 →The featured study →

Continue: Mark 7 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark