# Mark 7.34
**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 32. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him. 33. And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;
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> **34. and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.**
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> 35. And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. (Mark 7:32-36, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 32. They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him. 33. He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.
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> **34. Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”**
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> 35. Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly. 36. He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it. (Mark 7:32-36, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 32. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33. 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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> **34. And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.**
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> 35. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; (Mark 7:32-36, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 32. and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him. 33. And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,
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> **34. and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be thou opened;'**
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> 35. and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain. 36. And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming [it], (Mark 7:32-36, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_
## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 7.31-37](/codex/mark-7-31-37/)
- [Gospels Are Constructed Encomium Objection Defeater](/codex/gospels-are-constructed-encomium-objection-defeater/)
**Concepts:**
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 7](/codex/mark-7/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.