Mark 7:34

7:34 Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, “Ephphatha” (that is, “Be opened”).

Mark 9:8

9:8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

sn The author’s parenthetical note gives the meaning of the Aramaic word Ephphatha.