33 And he took him away from the crowd by himself and[a] put his fingers into his ears, and after[b] spitting, he touched his tongue. 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”). 35 And[c] his ears were opened and his difficulty in speaking was removed[d] and he began to speak normally.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:33 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took … away”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Mark 7:33 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“spitting”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Mark 7:35 Some manuscripts have “And immediately”
  4. Mark 7:35 Literally “the bond of his tongue was loosened”