Mark 7:33 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 7:33

So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Homilies on Ezekiel, Homily 10 (604)

What is designated by the fingers of the Redeemer except the gifts of the Holy Spirit? Hence, when in another place He had cast out a demon, He said: "If I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has surely come upon you." Concerning which matter He is described by another Evangelist as having said: "If I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." From both these passages it is gathered that the finger of God is called the Spirit.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And he took him aside from the multitude,.... To shun all appearance of ostentation and vain glory: and put his fingers into his ears; the finger of his right hand into his left ear, and the finger of his left hand into his right ear: and he spit and touched his tongue; that is, either he spit upon his tongue, for so the Vulgate Latin renders it, "spitting he touched his tongue"; and the Persic version thus, "he cast his spittle on his tongue"; or rather, he spit on his finger, and touched his tongue with it.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He put his fingers into his ears - Perhaps intending to teach us, that we are not to prescribe to him (as they who brought this man attempted to do) but to expect his blessing by whatsoever means he pleases: even though there should be no proportion or resemblance between the means used, and the benefit to be conveyed thereby.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he took him aside from the multitude - Why this was done we have no means of information. It might have been to conceal from the multitude everything respecting the “manner” of cure, in order that none might attempt to cure in a similar way. And he put his fingers into his ears ... - Why this was done it has been found exceedingly difficult to explain. Jesus had power at once to open his ears and loose his tongue, but for some cause he chose to accompany it with a sign.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀπολαβόμενος	apolabomenos	having taken away	G618 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ὄχλου	ochlou	crowd	G3793 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	aside	G2596 →
ἰδίαν	idian	privately	G2398 →
ἔβαλεν	ebalen	He put	G906 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
δακτύλους	daktulous	fingers	G1147 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ὦτα	ōta	ears	G3775 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of him,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πτύσας	ptusas	having spit	G4429 →
ἥψατο	hēpsato	He touched	G681 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γλώσσης	glōssēs	tongue	G1100 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of him,	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.

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Mark 8:23
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He…
leads to
- John 9:6–7
  When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
- Mark 5:23
  and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
- Acts 9:8
  Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
- Isaiah 44:2
  This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 51:18
  Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.
Through
Mark 5:40
And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:19
  But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
- Luke 16:14
  The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
- Genesis 19:14
  So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the…

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Mark