Bible Strands
Mark 7:30
And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus previously addressed the Syrophoenician woman, declaring the demon gone, and this verse records her return to her home at the moment of verification. She arrives to find her child on the bed with the spirit absent.
The words — ἀπελθοῦσα (apelthousa) means "having gone away," describing her departure from Jesus, while εὗρεν (heuren) means "she found," marking the immediate discovery of the healed child.
The thread — The text reports a departure followed by verified restoration, which runs parallel to John 4:50 where a father departs after Jesus speaks and finds his son alive. It also stands against the pattern in 1 John 3:8 that defines the devil’s ongoing work, which this event temporarily suspends.
Why it lands — The text states that Jesus’ word produces immediate reality rather than a delayed outcome, requiring the reader to trust the spoken declaration before physical confirmation. It asks the reader to accept verified restoration as the direct result of Jesus’ authority, not human effort.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
Cross-references
- John 4:50 “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
- 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.