A long time passed and that king of Egypt died. But the people of Israel were still forced to work very hard. They cried for help, and God heard them.
Mark 7:34 - Easy To Read Version Jesus looked up to the sky and made a breathing sound. Jesus said to the man, “Ephphatha!” (This means, “Open!”) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And looking up to heaven, He sighed as He said, Ephphatha, which means, Be opened! American Standard Version (1901) and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. Common English Bible Looking into heaven, Jesus sighed deeply and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Open up.” Catholic Public Domain Version And gazing up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: "Ephphatha," which is, "Be opened." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened. |
A long time passed and that king of Egypt died. But the people of Israel were still forced to work very hard. They cried for help, and God heard them.
People made fun of him, and his friends left him. He was a man that had much pain. He knew sickness very well. People did not even give him the honor of looking at him. We did not even notice him.
Jesus felt sorry for the man. So Jesus touched the man and said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!”
At three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani.” This means, “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?” {\cf2\super [229]}
Then Jesus held the girl’s hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum!” (This means, “Little girl, I tell you to stand up!”)
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish. He looked up to the sky and thanked God for the bread. Then Jesus divided the bread and gave it to his followers. Jesus told his followers to give the bread to the people. Then Jesus divided the two fish and gave the fish to the people.
When Jesus did this, the man was able to hear. The man was able to use his tongue and spoke clearly.
Jesus made a sad sound like he was troubled. He said, “Why do you people ask to see a miracle as proof? I tell you the truth. No proof like that will be given to you.”
Jesus said to him, “You can see now! You are healed because you believed.”
Jesus walked to the coffin {\cf2\super [128]} and touched it. The men that were carrying the coffin stopped. Jesus said to the dead son, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”
Jesus saw that Mary was crying. Jesus saw the Jews that came with her. They were crying too. Jesus felt very upset. He was deeply troubled.
So they moved the stone away from the entrance. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.
After Jesus said this he called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
After Jesus said these things he looked toward heaven. Jesus prayed, “Father, the time has come. Give glory to your Son so that the Son can give glory to you.
Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Stand up and make your bed! You can do this for yourself now!” Aeneas stood up immediately.
Peter sent all the people out of the room. He kneeled and prayed. Then he turned to Tabitha’s body and said, “Tabitha, stand up!” She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up.