Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

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

Holman Bible

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to 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!”

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, Jesus took him away from the crowd by himself and put His fingers into the man's ears. Then He spit and touched the man's tongue [i.e., with His saliva] 34 and, looking up to heaven, He sighed and said, "Ephphatha," which means, "Be opened." 35 And [immediately] the man's hearing was restored, his speech impediment was removed and he began speaking clearly.


Cross References

Mark 6:41

Then He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He asked God's blessing on them. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples to set in front of the people [to eat]. He divided the two fish among them also

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."

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],

John 11:41

So, they removed the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, thank you for hearing me. [Note: Jesus had already prayed for and been assured of Lazarus' resurrection].

Mark 1:41

And being moved with deep pity, Jesus reached out His hand, touched him and said, "I do want to; be healed."

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?"

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."

Luke 19:41

And when Jesus got close and saw the city [of Jerusalem], He cried over it,

John 11:35

Jesus shed tears.

John 11:38

So, Jesus again felt distressed within Himself [as He] went to the grave site, which was a cave with a stone [slab] across its entrance.

John 11:43

And after He had said this, He called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

John 17:1

After saying these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come; honor your Son so that your Son may honor you.

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].

Acts 9:40

Then Peter asked them all to leave [the room]; he knelt down and prayed over her body, saying, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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.

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