Bible Strands
Mark 7:24
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus departs after teaching the crowds about defilement and enters a house in the region of Tyre seeking privacy, but his presence is quickly discovered.
The words — ἀναστὰς (anastas) denotes “having risen up” or departing, while ὅρια (horia) specifies the “region” or borders where Jesus attempted to remain hidden.
The thread — Mark records this withdrawal alongside Matthew 15:21, while the same region appears in Matthew 11:21 as a place of potential repentance and in Ezekiel 28:2 regarding the pride of its ruler.
Why it lands — The text shows Jesus intentionally seeking isolation yet remaining accessible to those who seek him, requiring readers to acknowledge that human attempts to hide divine presence are ineffective.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
Cross-references
- Matthew 15:21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
- Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Ezekiel 28:2 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
- Mark 6:31 And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
- Mark 3:7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Matthew 9:28 After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
- 1 Timothy 5:25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
- Genesis 10:15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Ezekiel 28:21 “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
- Genesis 10:19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.