MARK 7:33 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And having taken him aside from the crowd by himself, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue.

UST So, Jesus brought the man to a place where no one from the large group of people was with them. He stuck one of his fingers into each of the man’s ears. Then, he spit and touched the man’s tongue.

BSB [So] [Jesus] took him aside privately, away from the crowd, [and] put His fingers into [the man’s] ears. Then He spit [and] touched [the man’s] tongue.

BLB And having taken him away from the crowd privately, He put His fingers to his ears, and having spit, He touched his tongue,

AICNT And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue,

OEB Jesus took him aside from the crowd quietly, put his fingers into the man’s ears, and touched his tongue with saliva.

WEBBE He took him aside from the multitude privately and put his fingers into his ears; and he spat and touched his tongue.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.

LSV And having taken him away from the multitude by Himself, He put His fingers to his ears, and having spit, He touched his tongue,

FBV After Jesus took him aside from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers in the deaf man's ears. Then he touched the man's tongue with spit.

TCNT So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd. Then he put his fingers into the man's ears, spit, and touched the man's tongue.

T4T So Jesus took him away from the crowd in order that the two of them could be alone. Then he put one of his fingers into each of the man’s ears. After he spat on his fingers, he touched the man’s tongue with his fingers.

LEB And he took him away from the crowd by himself and[fn] put his fingers into his ears, and after[fn] spitting, he touched his tongue.

7:33 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took … away”) has been translated as a finite verb

7:33 *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“spitting”) which is understood as temporal

BBE And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;

Moff So taking him aside from the crowd by himself, he put his fingers into the man's ears, touched his tongue with saliva,

Wymth So Jesus taking him aside, apart from the crowd, put His fingers into his ears, and spat, and moistened his tongue;

ASV And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;

DRA And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:

YLT And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,

Drby And having taken him away from the crowd apart, he put his fingers to his ears; and having spit, he touched his tongue;

RV And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;

SLT And having taken him away from the crowd apart, he put his fingers in his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue;

Wbstr And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue.

KJB-1769 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

KJB-1611 And he tooke him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his eares, and he spit, and touched his tongue,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And when he had taken hym asyde from the people, he put his fyngers into his cares, and dyd spyt, and touched his tongue,
(And when he had taken him aside from the people, he put his fingers into his cares, and did spyt, and touched his tongue,)

Gnva Then hee tooke him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers in his eares, and did spit, and touched his tongue.
(Then he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers in his ears, and did spit, and touched his tongue. )

Cvdl And he toke him a syde from the people, and put his fyngers in his eares, and dyd spyt, and touched his tonge,
(And he took him a side from the people, and put his fingers in his ears, and did spyt, and touched his tongue,)

TNT And he toke him asyde from the people and put his fyngers in his eares and dyd spyt and touched his tounge
(And he took him aside from the people and put his fingers in his ears and did spit and touched his townge )

Wycl And he took hym asidis fro the puple, and puttide hise fyngris in to hise eris; and he spetide, and touchide his tonge.
(And he took him asidis from the people, and put his fingers in to his ears; and he spetide, and touched his tongue.)

Luth Und er nahm ihn von dem Volk besonders und legte ihm die Finger in die Ohren und spützete und rührete seine Zunge.
(And he took him/it from to_him people particularly and laid him the finger in the ears and splashed and stirred/moved/touched his tongue.)

ClVg Et apprehendens eum de turba seorsum, misit digitos suos in auriculas ejus: et exspuens, tetigit linguam ejus:[fn]
(And apprehending him from/about crowd apart/separately, he_sent fingers his_own in/into/on goldculas his: and spitting, touched tongue/language his: )

7.33 Et apprehendens eum, etc. Seorsum a turbulentis cogitationibus et actibus inordinatis serminobusque incompositis educitur qui sanari meretur. Digiti qui in aures mittuntur, verba Spiritus sancti, de quo dicitur: Digitus Dei est hic Exod. 8.. Et: Opera digitorum tuorum sunt cœli Psal. 8.. Tetigit linguam, etc. Spuma de carne Domini, divina sapientia, quæ solvit ignorantiam humani generis, ut dicat: Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, etc. Seorsum. BEDA. Prima salutis via est de turba educi. De turba educit Dominus infirmum, cum mentem peccatis, etc., usque ad exspuens ergo linguam muti ut loqui valeat, tangit, cum ora diu bruta ad verba sapientiæ proferenda contactu suæ pietatis informat.

7.33 And apprehending him, etc. Seorsum from turbulentis thoughts and acts inordinatis serminobusque incompositis leads_outur who/which to_be_healed deserves. Digiti who/which in/into/on ears are_sent, words Spirit holy, from/about where it_is_said: Digitus of_God it_is hic Exod. 8.. And: Opera fingerrum yours are heavens Psal. 8.. Tetigit tongue/language, etc. Spuma from/about flesh/meat Master, divine wisdom, which pays ignorance human kind, as let_him_say: Credo in/into/on God Father omnipowerfulm, etc. Seorsum. BEDA. The_first health way/road it_is from/about crowd educi. From/About crowd leads_out Master weak, when/with mind sins, etc., until to spitting therefore tongue/language mute as to_speak valeat, touches, when/with pray long_time brute to words of_wisdom proferenda contactu his/her_own of_piety informat.

UGNT καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατ’ ἰδίαν, ἔβαλεν τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πτύσας, ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ,
(kai apolabomenos auton apo tou oⱪlou kat’ idian, ebalen tous daktulous autou eis ta ōta autou, kai ptusas, haʸpsato taʸs glōssaʸs autou,)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατʼ ἰδίαν ἔβαλεν τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ,
(kai apolabomenos auton apo tou oⱪlou katʼ idian ebalen tous daktulous autou eis ta ōta autou kai ptusas haʸpsato taʸs glōssaʸs autou,)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατ' ἰδίαν, ἔβαλεν τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ,
(Kai apolabomenos auton apo tou oⱪlou kat' idian, ebalen tous daktulous autou eis ta ōta autou, kai ptusas haʸpsato taʸs glōssaʸs autou,)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατ᾽ ἰδίαν, ἔβαλε τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ,
(Kai apolabomenos auton apo tou oⱪlou kat idian, ebale tous daktulous autou eis ta ōta autou, kai ptusas haʸpsato taʸs glōssaʸs autou, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:31–37: Jesus healed a man who could not hear or talk

In the previous section, Jesus helped a Gentile woman. In this section, he traveled to another Gentile area, called the Decapolis, where he had been before (5:1–20). As soon as he entered the area, some people asked him to heal a man who was unable to hear or talk.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other headings for this section:

The healing of a man who could not hear or talk

Jesus healed a man who was deaf and had a speech defect

Jesus heals a man who was deaf and could not speak clearly

There are no direct parallel passages for this section. Some similar terms are used in Matthew 15:29–31.

7:33a

So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd,

So Jesus took the man off alone, away from the others.
Jesus led the man a short distance away so that he could heal him privately.

So: The word So in the BSB introduces what Jesus did first as a result of the crowd’s request. Other English versions use the connector “And” to introduce this result. Other translations do not use any connector. Use a natural way in your language to introduce this event.

took him aside privately, away from the crowd: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as took him aside privately, away from the crowd is literally “took him aside from the crowd off alone.” Notice that the Greek uses three expressions to emphasize that Jesus wanted to be alone with the man:

took him aside,
from the crowd,
off alone.

Some English versions also use three expressions. For example:

taking him aside from the multitude privately (RSV)

took him away from the crowd to be alone with him (GW)

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine these three expressions into two. For example, the NIV says:

took him aside, away from the crowd

crowd: This crowd refers to the same group of people who brought the man to Jesus.

7:33b–34

These verses describe the actions that Jesus did as he healed the man. In some languages there are special ways to describe procedures like this. For example, special connectors like “next” or special verb forms may be used. Use natural ways in your language to tell about these actions.

7:33b

and put His fingers into the man’s ears.

Then he put his fingers into the man’s ears.
Then Jesus stuck his fingertips into the man’s ear holes.
He touched the openings of the man’s ears with his fingertips.

This part of the verse tells the first action that Jesus did as he healed the man. In some languages it may be helpful to use a connector to introduce this action.

put His fingers into the man’s ears: This phrase probably indicates that Jesus used his fingertips to touch the openings of the man’s ears.

7:33c

Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

Next, he spit on one of his fingers and touched the man’s tongue.
Then he put his saliva on his finger and touched the man’s tongue with it.

Then: The word Then introduces the second action that Jesus did as he healed the man. In some languages there may be a special connector to use here, but in other languages a connector may not be needed. Do what is natural in your language.

He spit: It is not clear from the text where Jesus spit. Scholars suggest two possibilities:

Jesus spit on his own finger or fingers. For example, the NLT96 says:
Then, spitting onto his own fingers
Jesus spit on the ground.

Most English versions do not specify where Jesus spit. However, if it is important in your language to indicate a location, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This interpretation has more support in the commentaries.The word “fingers” was the direct object in the previous clause, so many commentators assume “fingers” to be the implied direct object in this clause.

and touched the man’s tongue: Jesus probably used his own spittle to touch the man’s tongue. In some languages it may be necessary to make this information explicit. For example:

he touched the man’s tongue with his own spittle

General Comment on 7:33b–c

In some languages it may be necessary to indicate that Jesus used the same finger that he spit on to touch the man’s tongue. For example: