^31 (A)Again He left the region of ^(B)Tyre and came through Sidon to ^(C)the Sea of Galilee, within the region of ^(D)Decapolis. ³² And they *brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they *begged Him to ^(E)lay His hand on him. ³³ And Jesus ^(F)took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after ^(G)spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; ³⁴ and looking up to heaven with a deep ^(H)sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” ³⁵ And his ears were opened, and the ^[a]impediment of his tongue was ^[b]removed, and he began speaking plainly. ³⁶ And ^(I)He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they ^(J)continued to proclaim it. ³⁷ And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak.”