Jesus Heals a Deaf Man
31 1Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to
2the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the
3Decapolis.
32 And they brought to him
4a man who was deaf and
5had a speech impediment, and they begged him to
6lay his hand on him.
33 And
7taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and
8after spitting touched his tongue.
34 And
9looking up to heaven,
10he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha, ”that is, “Be opened. ”
35 11And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.
36 And
12Jesus charged them to tell no one. But
13the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.
37 And they were
14astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak. ”