1. Mark 7:31–37 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The structure of Mark 7:31–37

Mark 7:31–37 (ESV)

31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.

  • Introduction with a geographical change of scene (Mark 7:31)

  • Description of the problem and request for healing (Mark 7:32)

  • The healing itself (Mark 7:33–34)

  • The proof of the healing (Mark 7:35)

  • The reaction of the crowd (Mark 7:37)

This account has the typical elements of a healing miracle.