Focused Passage

Mark 7:24-30

True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy

Mark 7 moves from religious accusation over external defilement, to Jesus' indictment of tradition that nullifies God's word, to his teaching that evil comes from the human heart, and then to mercy that crosses into Gentile and Decapolis regions through deliverance and healing.

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24Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.

25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

26Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

30And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus] leftἀναστὰςG450Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularthat placeἘκεῖθενG1564Adverb[and] wentἀπῆλθενG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralregionὅριαG3725Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof TyreΤύρουG5184Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularNot wanting anyoneἤθελενG2309Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐδέναG3762Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularto know [He was there]γνῶναιG1097Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe enteredεἰσελθὼνG1525Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἰςG1519Preposition[a] houseοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwas unableἠδυνήθη*G1410Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto escape their noticeλαθεῖνG2990Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

BSB notes

  • WH, BYZ, and TR include and Sidon; see Matthew 15:21.
Verse 25

Original words

Insteadἀλλ’G235Conjunctiona womanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwhoseἧςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularlittle daughterθυγάτριονG2365Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .αὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularhadεἶχενG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[an] uncleanἀκάθαρτονG169Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularspiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularsoonεὐθὺςG2112AdverbheardἀκούσασαG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionJesusαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] she cameἐλθοῦσαG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular[and] fellπροσέπεσενG4363Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularatπρὸςG4314PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 26

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunctionshe wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara GreekἙλληνίςG1674Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularSyrophoenicianΣυροφοινίκισσαG4949Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularoriginγένειG1085Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionshe kept askingἠρώταG2065Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ἵναG2443Conjunctionto driveἐκβάλῃG1544Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulardemonδαιμόνιονG1140Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularout ofἐκG1537PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulardaughterθυγατρὸςG2364Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

FirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativeletἌφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralhave their fillχορτασθῆναιG5526Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularForγάρG1063Conjunctionit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐG3756AdverbrightκαλόνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularto takeλαβεῖνG2983Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralchildren’sτέκνωνG5043Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontoss [it]βαλεῖνG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activeto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluraldogsκυναρίοιςG2952Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 28

Original words

Yes〈Ναί〉G3483ParticleLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularshe repliedἀπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .λέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularevenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluraldogsκυνάριαG2952Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralunderὑποκάτωG5270PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartableτραπέζηςG5132Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulareatἐσθίουσινG2068Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .ἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralchildren’sπαιδίωνG3813Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralcrumbsψιχίωνG5589Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or puppies
Verse 29

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] toldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularBecause ofΔιὰG1223PrepositionthisτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularanswerλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularyou may goὕπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularTheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulardemonδαιμόνιονG1140Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularhas leftἐξελήλυθενG1831Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐκG1537PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulardaughterθυγατρόςG2364Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionshe wentἀπελθοῦσαG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularvvvτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhomeοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] foundεὗρενG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[her]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularchildπαιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularlyingβεβλημένονG906Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbedκλίνηνG2825Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulardemonδαιμόνιονG1140Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularwas goneἐξεληλυθόςG1831Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular

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