Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Then he looked up to heaven, sighed, and told him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened!"

A Conservative Version

And having looked up to heaven, he sighed, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

and looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to the man, “Ephphatha,” which [in Aramaic] means, Be opened and released!”

An Understandable Version

and, looking up to heaven, He sighed and said, "Ephphatha," which means, "Be opened."

Anderson New Testament

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him: Ephphatha, which means, Be opened.

Bible in Basic English

And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

then looking up to heaven, with a sigh, he said, Ephphata, that is, be open:

Darby Translation

and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

Godbey New Testament

and looking up to heaven, he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, which is, Be thou opened.

Goodspeed New Testament

And he looked up to heaven and sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!"??hich means "Open."

John Wesley New Testament

And looking up to heaven, he groaned and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, be opened.

Julia Smith Translation

And having looked up to heaven, he sighed, and says to him, Ephphatha, which is, Be opened.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!").

Modern King James verseion

And looking up to Heaven, He sighed and said to him, Ephphatha! (that is, Be opened!)

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and looked up to heaven and sighted, and said unto him, "Ephphatha," that is to say, "Be opened."

Moffatt New Testament

and looking up to heaven with a sigh he said to him, "Ephphatha" (which means, Open).

Montgomery New Testament

then looking up to heaven with a sigh, he said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened.")

NET Bible

Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, "Ephphatha" (that is, "Be opened").

New Heart English Bible

Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha." that is, "Be opened."

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

and looking up to heaven he groaned, and said to him, Ephphatha, which is, Be opened.

The Emphasized Bible

and, looking up into the heaven, sighed deeply, and saith unto him - Ephphatha! that is, Be opened!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and looking up to heaven, he heaved a deep sigh, and saith unto him, Ephphatha! that is, Be opened.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Then, looking up to Heaven, he sighed, and said to the man: "Ephphatha!" which means 'Be opened.'

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

and looking up to Heaven He sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Open!")

Williams New Testament

Then He looked up to heaven and sighed, as He said, "Ephphatha," which means, "Be opened."

World English Bible

Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"

Worrell New Testament

and looking up to Heaven, He sighed, and saith to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."

Worsley New Testament

and looking up to heaven He sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, be opened:

Youngs Literal Translation

and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be thou opened;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

looking up
ἀναβλέπω 
Anablepo 
Usage: 21

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

he sighed
στενάζω 
Stenazo 
Usage: 6

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

ἐφφαθά 
Ephphatha 
Usage: 0

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

Context Readings

A Man Deaf And Unable To Speak Healed

33 So He took him away from the crowd privately. After putting His fingers in the man’s ears and spitting, He touched his tongue. 34 Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”). 35 Immediately his ears were opened, his speech difficulty was removed, and he began to speak clearly.


Cross References

Mark 6:41

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 8:12

But sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you: No sign will be given to this generation!”

John 11:33

When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry in His spirit and deeply moved.

John 11:41

So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You heard Me.

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
He was despised, and we didn’t value Him.

Ezekiel 21:6-7

“But you, son of man, groan! Groan bitterly with a broken heart right before their eyes.

Mark 1:41

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. “I am willing,” He told him. “Be made clean.”

Mark 5:41

Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).

Mark 15:34

And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni? which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

Luke 7:14

Then He came up and touched the open coffin, and the pallbearers stopped. And He said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”

Luke 18:42

“Receive your sight!” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.”

Luke 19:41

As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,

John 11:35

Jesus wept.

John 11:38

Then Jesus, angry in Himself again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

John 11:43

After He said this, He shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

John 17:1

Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said:

Father,
the hour has come.
Glorify Your Son
so that the Son may glorify You,

Acts 9:34

Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed,” and immediately he got up.

Acts 9:40

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.

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