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Aware of this, he left that area. Many people followed him; and he healed them all
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but warned them not to make him known.
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This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Yesha`yahu the prophet,
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"Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the Gentiles.
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He will not fight or shout, no one will hear his voice in the streets;
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he will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he has brought justice through to victory.
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In him the Gentiles will put their hope."
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Then some people brought him a man controlled by demons who was blind and mute; and Yeshua healed him, so that he could both speak and see.
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The crowds were astounded and asked, "This couldn't be the Son of David, could it?"
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But when the P'rushim heard of it, they said, "It is only by Ba`al-Zibbul" -- the ruler of the demons -- "that this man drives out demons."
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However, knowing what they were thinking, Yeshua said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not survive.