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Mark 7:34

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

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ASV

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

KJV

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀναβλέψαςanablepsashaving looked upG308 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
οὐρανὸνouranonheavenG3772 →
ἐστέναξενestenaxenHe sighed deeplyG4727 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004 →
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846 →
εφφαθα,ephphathaEphphatha!G2188 →
ὅhothatG3739 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
διανοίχθητι.dianoichthētido be openedG1272 →

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John 11:41So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.Mark 5:41Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”John 11:33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.Acts 9:40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.Mark 6:41Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.Acts 9:34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.John 11:43After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”Mark 8:12Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”Matthew 8:3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.Luke 18:42“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”John 17:1When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.Luke 7:14Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”Mark 1:41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.Matthew 14:19And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.John 11:35Jesus wept.Mark 15:34At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

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