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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24 Jesus 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.

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

26 Now 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.”

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

30 And 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

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] left ἀναστὰς G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular that place Ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Adverb [and] went ἀπῆλθεν G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural region ὅρια G3725 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of Tyre Τύρου G5184 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Not wanting anyone ἤθελεν G2309 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . οὐδένα G3762 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular to know [He was there] γνῶναι G1097 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He entered εἰσελθὼν G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition [a] house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular but καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb was unable ἠδυνήθη* G1410 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to escape their notice λαθεῖν G2990 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

BSB notes

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

Original words

Instead ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction a woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular whose ἧς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular little daughter θυγάτριον G2365 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular . . . αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular had εἶχεν G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [an] unclean ἀκάθαρτον G169 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular spirit πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular soon εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb heard ἀκούσασα G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular about περὶ G4012 Preposition Jesus αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular [and] she came ἐλθοῦσα G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular [and] fell προσέπεσεν G4363 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular at πρὸς G4314 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 26

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction she was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a Greek Ἑλληνίς G1674 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular Syrophoenician Συροφοινίκισσα G4949 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular origin γένει G1085 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction she kept asking ἠρώτα G2065 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ἵνα G2443 Conjunction to drive ἐκβάλῃ G1544 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular demon δαιμόνιον G1140 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular out of ἐκ G1537 Preposition her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular daughter θυγατρὸς G2364 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

First πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative let Ἄφες G863 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural children τέκνα G5043 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural have their fill χορτασθῆναι G5526 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He said ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular For γάρ G1063 Conjunction it is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb right καλόν G2570 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular to take λαβεῖν G2983 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural children’s τέκνων G5043 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural bread ἄρτον G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction toss [it] βαλεῖν G906 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural dogs κυναρίοις G2952 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 28

Original words

Yes 〈Ναί〉 G3483 Particle Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular she replied ἀπεκρίθη G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural dogs κυνάρια G2952 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural under ὑποκάτω G5270 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular table τραπέζης G5132 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular eat ἐσθίουσιν G2068 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural children’s παιδίων G3813 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural crumbs ψιχίων G5589 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or puppies
Verse 29

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] told εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular her αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular Because of Διὰ G1223 Preposition this τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular answer λόγον G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular you may go ὕπαγε G5217 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular The τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular demon δαιμόνιον G1140 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular has left ἐξελήλυθεν G1831 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἐκ G1537 Preposition your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular daughter θυγατρός G2364 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction she went ἀπελθοῦσα G565 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular vvv τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular home οἶκον G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] found εὗρεν G2147 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [her] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular child παιδίον G3813 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular lying βεβλημένον G906 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular bed κλίνην G2825 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular demon δαιμόνιον G1140 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular was gone ἐξεληλυθός G1831 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular

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