The Meaning of Mark 7:36 Explained

Mark 7:36

KJV: And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

YLT: And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming it,

Darby: And he charged them that they should speak to no one of it. But so much the more he charged them, so much the more abundantly they proclaimed it;

ASV: And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.

Discover Mark 7:36

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Mark 7:36?

MEANING: What does Mark 7:36 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Mark 7:36 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Mark 7:36?

What is the context of Mark 7:36?

Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute (Mark 7:31-37)
A Man Deaf and Unable to Speak Healed (Mark 7:31-37)
Jesus Does Everything Well (Mark 7:31-37)
Jesus Heals a Deaf Man (Mark 7:31-37)
Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man .( U .) (Mark 7:31-37)
Jesus Heals a Deaf Man with a Speech Impediment (Mark 7:31-37)
The Syrophoenician Woman (Mark 7:24-37)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published [it];

What does Mark 7:36 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Another command to keep the miracle quiet went unheeded (cf. Mark 1:44; Mark 5:43).

"The conduct of the multitude is a good example of the way in which men treat Jesus, yielding him all homage, except obedience." ^[1]

"Jesus" role once known always draws a crowd in Mark." ^[2]

"The difficult conflicts . . . lie not with demons, for Jesus has authority from God to destroy them, Nor does Jesus struggle much in conflict with nature, for Jesus has authority over it. The difficult conflicts arise with people, for Jesus has no authority to control them; people choose and nothing can be forced upon them.... He can successfully order a deaf-mute to hear and talk, but he cannot make him keep quiet or stop others from listening to him. Furthermore, he cannot make his disciples understand nor can he constrain the authorities to stop opposing him." ^[3]

Context Summary

Mark 7:24-37 - A Mother's Faith Rewarded

Before faith can be fully exercised we must take the right attitude toward Christ. His mission at that time was to the Jewish people; they were the children. This woman had no claim as a child, and the question was whether she was prepared to take the lower place. It is the humble soul that has power with God, and when she showed herself prepared to put Jesus in His place as Lord, and to take her own place as willing to accept the children's crumbs, the Lord was able to put the key of His treasure house into her hand and bid her have her desire. Faith can wring blessing from an apparent negative, and use what might seem to be a rebuff to open God's treasuries.

In the following miracle, notice that upward look, that sigh, and that touch. These are the conditions of all successful religious work, and it is a great encouragement to faith that our Lord Himself knew what it was by a look to draw down the mighty power of God. That upward look may be ours when it is impossible to kneel for prolonged prayer. When we stand in the light of eternity, we also shall say, as our Lord's contemporaries did, "He hath done all things well." [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 7

¹ The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands
⁸ They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men
¹⁴ Food defiles not the man
²⁴ He heals the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit;
³¹ and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech

Greek Commentary for Mark 7:36

So much the more a great deal they published it [αυτοι μαλλον περισσοτερον εκηρυσσον]
Imperfect tense, continued action. Double comparative as occurs elsewhere for emphasis as in Philemon 1:23 “much more better” See Robertson‘s Grammar, pp. 663f. Human nature is a peculiar thing. The command not to tell provoked these people to tell just as the leper had done (Mark 1:44.). The more Jesus commanded (οσον αυτοις διεστελλετο hoson autois diestelleto) them not to tell the more they told. It was a continuous performance. Prohibitions always affect some people that way, especially superficial and light-headed folks. But we have to have prohibitions or anarchy. [source]

Charged [διεστείλατο]
The verb means, first, to separate; then to define or distinguish; and as that which is separated and distinguished is emphasized, to command or straitly charge. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Mark 7:36

2 Corinthians 7:13 We joyed the more exceedingly [περισσοτερως μαλλον εχαρημεν]
Double comparative (pleonastic use of μαλλον mallon more, with περισσοτερως perissoterōs more abundantly) as is common in the Koiné{[28928]}š (Mark 7:36; Philemon 1:23). [source]

Hebrews 12:20 That which was commanded [τὸ διαστελλόμενον]
See on Mark 7:36; see on Acts 15:24. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 7:36 mean?

And He instructed them that no one they should tell As much as however He kept instructing them more abundantly they were proclaiming [it]

Καὶ διεστείλατο αὐτοῖς ἵνα μηδενὶ λέγωσιν ὅσον δὲ αὐτοῖς διεστέλλετο αὐτοὶ μᾶλλον περισσότερον ἐκήρυσσον

διεστείλατο	He instructed
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: διαστέλλω Sense: to draw asunder, divide, distinguish, dispose, order.
ἵνα	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: ἵνα Sense: that, in order that, so that.
μηδενὶ	no one
Parse: Adjective, Dative Masculine Singular Root: μηδείς Sense: nobody, no one, nothing.
λέγωσιν	they should tell
Parse: Verb, Present Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak.
ὅσον	As much as
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: ὅσος Sense: as great as, as far as, how much, how many, whoever.
δὲ	however
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
διεστέλλετο	kept instructing
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: διαστέλλω Sense: to draw asunder, divide, distinguish, dispose, order.
μᾶλλον	more
Parse: Adverb Root: μᾶλλον Sense: more, to a greater degree, rather.
περισσότερον	abundantly
Parse: Adverb Root: περισσός Sense: exceeding some number or measure or rank or need.
ἐκήρυσσον	they were proclaiming [it]
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: κηρύσσω Sense: to be a herald, to officiate as a herald.

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Similar Scriptures for Mark 7:36

		Matthew 8:4 [5]
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