Bible Strands
Mark 7:31
Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus travels from the region of Tyre through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the Decapolis immediately after healing a Syrophoenician woman’s daughter and before encountering a deaf man brought by a crowd.
The words — ἐξελθὼν (exelthōn) means "having departed," and ἦλθεν (ēlthen) means "He came," framing the narrative movement between two healing accounts.
The thread — This geographic route connects to Jesus’ earlier ministry along the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 15:29), the Decapolis proclamation (Mark 5:20), and the crowds gathering from these regions (Matthew 4:25).
Why it lands — The verse maps a deliberate transition from Gentile territory back toward Jewish-populated areas, requiring the reader to track how Jesus’ physical movement precedes each subsequent miracle.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
Cross-references
- Mark 5:20 So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
- Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Matthew 15:29 Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- 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.
- Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- 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.