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Mark 7:32
Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus has just entered the Decapolis region after traveling through Sidon. Bystanders bring a man who is deaf and struggles to speak, begging Him to lay His hand on him.
The words — κωφὸν (kōphon) literally means a deaf man, and παρακαλοῦσιν (parakalousin) translates to they implore or beg. The text records the crowd’s urgent request before Jesus acts.
The thread — This pattern of bringing the afflicted to Jesus appears in Luke 11:14, where a man speaks after a demon departs, and Matthew 9:32, where a mute man is brought to Him. Mark 5:23 shows a different plea, as a father urgently asks Jesus to touch his dying daughter.
Why it lands — The text presents a direct appeal for physical intervention from someone in desperate need. It requires the reader to recognize that Jesus responds to urgent, personal requests rather than waiting for formal invitations.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
Cross-references
- Luke 11:14 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
- Mark 5:23 and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
- Matthew 9:32 As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.