Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Ephphatha

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Bible References

He sighed

Mark 8:12
Then He sighed deeply in His spirit and said, "Why does this generation of people look for a [supernatural] sign? Truly I tell you, there will not be any [supernatural] sign given to this generation."
Luke 19:41
And when Jesus got close and saw the city [of Jerusalem], He cried over it,
John 11:33
When Jesus saw her and her Jewish friends, who had come with her, crying, He felt distressed in His spirit and [visibly] troubled [Note: This last word means to shake with emotion, and seems to have been caused by His deep sympathy for these grieving people],
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a head priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but One [i.e., Jesus] who has been tempted in every way that we have, and yet without sinning.

Ephphatha

Mark 5:41
And taking the child by the hand He said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means "Little girl," (I tell you), "get up."
Mark 15:34
Then at three o'clock Jesus shouted in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama, sabachthani?" [Note: These words were in the commonly spoken Aramaic language], which being interpreted, means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Be opened

Mark 1:41
And being moved with deep pity, Jesus reached out His hand, touched him and said, "I do want to; be healed."
Luke 7:14
Then He went near the casket and touched it; [immediately] the pallbearers stopped. Jesus said, "Young man, I tell you, get up."
Luke 18:42
And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight, your faith has made you well."
John 11:43
And after He had said this, He called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"
Acts 9:34
Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ is healing you, so get up and make your bed." And immediately he got up [out of his bed, completely healed].

General references

Luke 11:14
[Once] Jesus was driving out an evil spirit from a [man who was] mute. And it happened when the evil spirit left [him] that the [former] mute began to speak. And the crowds were amazed.