Mark 7:37
35 Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
- KJV
- And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- WEB
- They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
- ASV
- And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- DARBY
- and they were astonished above measure, saying, He does all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the speechless to speak.
- BLB
- And they were astonished above measure, saying, “He has done all things well! He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak!”
- ÅB
- Og de var overvettes forundret og sa: Han har gjort alle ting vel; både gjør han at de døve hører, og at de målløse taler.
- OTB
- Folk var overveldet av forundring og sa, “Han har gjort alt godt; Han får til og med de døve til å høre og de stumme til å tale.”
- B1930
- Og de var overvettes forundret og sa: Han har gjort alle ting vel; både gjør han at de døve hører, og at de målløse taler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
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“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
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Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
Read in contextMark 4:41
Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
Read in contextMark 2:12
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
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And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Read in contextPsalms 139:14
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Read in contextActs 14:11
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
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