Mark 7 · Verse 25

Mark 7:25

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
Mark 7:25, King James Version

Mark 7:25 in other translations

BSBInstead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
WEBFor a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
ASVBut straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
YLTfor a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, --
DARBYBut immediately a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell at his feet
BBEBut a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.
WebsterFor a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

What does Mark 7:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit--or, as in Matthew (Mt 15:22), "was badly demonized." heard of him--One wonders how; but distress is quick of hearing. and fell at his feet:

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 A certain woman - See this account of the Syrophoenician woman explained at large, Mat 15:21-28 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 7:24-30

Christ never put any from him that fell at his feet, which a poor trembling soul may do. As she was a good woman, so a good mother. This sent her to Christ. His saying, Let the children first be filled, shows that there was mercy for the Gentiles, and not far off. She spoke, not as making light of the mercy, but magnifying the abundance of miraculous cures among the Jews, in comparison with which a single cure was…

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Mark 7:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀλλ᾽all᾽ButG235
εὐθὺςeuthusimmediatelyG2112
ἀκούσασαakousasahaving heardG191
γυνὴgunēa womanG1135
περὶperiaboutG4012
αὐτοῦautouHimG846
ἧςhēsof whomG3739
εἶχενeichenhadG2192
τὸtotheG3588
θυγάτριονthugatrionlittle daughterG2365
αὐτῆςautēsof herG846
πνεῦμαpneumaspiritG4151
ἀκάθαρτον,akathartonunclean,G169
ἐλθοῦσαelthousahaving comeG2064
προσέπεσενprosepesenshe fellG4363
πρὸςprosatG4314
τοὺςtoustheG3588
πόδαςpodasfeetG4228
αὐτοῦ·autouof Him;G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 7:25

  • Matthew 15:22

    And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

  • Mark 5:22-23

    And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

  • Mark 9:17-23

    And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. …

  • Mark 5:33

    But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

  • Mark 1:40

    And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

  • Acts 10:25-26

    And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

  • Revelation 22:8-9

    And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

  • Luke 17:16

    And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a.
Mt 15:22
whose.
9:17-23
at.
1:40; 5:22,23,33; Lu 17:16; Ac 10:25,26; Re 22:8,9

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Context

  • Mark 7:24

    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.

  • Mark 7:25

    For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

  • Mark 7:26

    The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

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Mark 7:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque una mujer, cuya hija tenía un espíritu inmundo, luego que oyó de él, vino y se echó á sus pies.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car une femme dont la fille avait un esprit immonde, ayant entendu parler de lui, vint et se jeta à ses pieds;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber alsbald hörte ein Weib von ihm, deren Töchterlein einen unreinen Geist hatte, kam und fiel nieder zu seinen Füßen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mulier enim statim ut audivit de eo, cujus filia habebat spiritum immundum, intravit, et procidit ad pedes ejus.