34 Then, (A)looking up to heaven, (B)He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

35 (C)Immediately his ears were opened, and the [a]impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then (D)He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:35 Lit. bond

34 He looked up to heaven(A) and with a deep sigh(B) said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.(C)

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.(D) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

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