Mar 7:31 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 7:31-37: 7:31-37 This miracle is very similar in order and vocabulary to the healing of the blind man in 8:22-26 . Healing miracles in the Gospels follow a similar pattern—the constant telling and retelling of similar stories probably standardized their form and wording. • This healing miracle includes a change of scene. Although some interpret the next miracle as occurring in the Gentile world (Sidon or Decapolis), it probably took place after Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee. The next incident takes place there (8:10 ) without a change of scene.

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Summary for Mark 7:31-37: 7:31-37 ^a This miracle is very similar in order and vocabulary to the healing of the blind man in 8:22-26 ^b. Healing miracles in the Gospels follow a similar pattern—the constant telling and retelling of similar stories probably standardized their form and wording.

• This healing miracle includes a change of scene. Although some interpret the next miracle as occurring in the Gentile world (Sidon or Decapolis), it probably took place after Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee. The next incident takes place there (8:10 ^c) without a change of scene.