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

MARK 7:30KJV
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Mark 7:30 (KJV)

What does Mark 7:30 mean?

Mark 7:30 describes how the woman returned home and discovered that the evil spirit had left her daughter, who was now lying calmly on the bed. This verse shows the result of Jesus’ earlier words to the woman, confirming that her daughter was healed in her absence.

In the setting of Mark 7, Jesus had just spoken with a Gentile woman who pleaded for her daughter’s deliverance. The verse reports the outcome: the woman found her daughter safe and at rest, emphasizing that Jesus’ authority and compassion reached even those outside the Jewish community. The detail about the daughter lying on the bed suggests a return to peace and normalcy after a troubling time.

The Greek behind Mark 7:30

  • δαιμόνιον (daimonion): This word means "evil spirit" or "demon." Its use here highlights that the daughter’s suffering was understood as a spiritual affliction, not just a physical or mental issue.
  • ἐκ (ek, from ἐξῆλθεν/exēlthen): The sense is "gone out" or "departed." The Greek emphasizes that the evil spirit had completely left the girl, not just lessened its hold.
  • βεβλημένην (beblēmenēn): Translated as "laid" or "lying," this word can suggest being placed or set down. The detail that the girl was lying on the bed hints at rest and recovery, contrasting with her previous distress.

Why Mark 7:30 matters

  • Mark 7:30 confirms that Jesus’ power was effective even at a distance, without his physical presence or touch.
  • The verse closes the story of the Syrophoenician woman, showing that her faith was answered and her daughter restored.
  • By describing the daughter’s peaceful state, Mark 7:30 underlines the completeness of the healing and the restoration of normal life after spiritual oppression.

Where else these words appear

“bed” Greek G2825 · used in 10 verses

  • Matthew 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
  • Mark 7:4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
  • Luke 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

“daughter” Greek G2364 · used in 28 verses

  • Matthew 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
  • Mark 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
  • Luke 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

“devil” Greek G1140 · used in 52 verses

  • Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
  • Mark 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
  • Luke 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

“house” Greek G3624 · used in 106 verses

  • Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,(then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
  • Luke 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
  • Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;