Mark 7 · Verse 29

Mark 7:29

And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
Mark 7:29, King James Version

Mark 7:29 in other translations

BSBThen Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
WEBHe said to her, “For this saying, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
ASVAnd he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.
YLTAnd he said to her, ‘Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'
DARBYAnd he said to her, Because of this word, go thy way, the demon is gone out of thy daughter.
BBEAnd he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.
WebsterAnd he said to her, For this saying, depart; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.

What does Mark 7:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. And he said unto her--"O woman, great is thy faith" (Mt 15:28). As Bengel beautifully remarks, Jesus "marvelled" only at two things--faith and unbelief (see Lu 7:9). For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter--That moment the deed was done.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 29.

(c) "For this saying" Isa 66:2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 7:29 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.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτῇ·autēato her;G846
διὰdiaBecause ofG1223
τοῦτονtoutonthisG3778
τὸνton<the>G3588
λόγονlogonwordG3056
ὕπαγε,hupagedo go,G5217
ἐξελήλυθενexelēluthenhas gone forthG1831
ἐκekout ofG1537
τῆςtēstheG3588
θυγατρόςthugatrosdaughterG2364
σουsouof youG4771
τὸtotheG3588
δαιμόνιον.daimoniondemon.G1140

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

Cross references for Mark 7:29

  • Matthew 5:3

    Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matthew 8:9-13

    For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. …

  • Isaiah 66:2

    For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  • 1 John 3:8

    He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  • Isaiah 57:15-16

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 57:15,16; 66:2; Mt 5:3; 8:9-13; 1Jo 3:8

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Context

  • Mark 7:28

    And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.

  • Mark 7:29

    And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

  • Mark 7:30

    And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

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Mark 7:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces le dice: Por esta palabra, ve; el demonio ha salido de tu hija.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il lui dit: À cause de cette parole, va, le démon est sorti de ta fille.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihr: Um dieses Wortes willen gehe hin; der Dämon ist von deiner Tochter ausgefahren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait illi: Propter hunc sermonem vade: exiit dæmonium a filia tua.