Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute^(A)

^31 (B)Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. ³² Then ^(C)they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. ³³ And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and ^(D)He spat and touched his tongue. ³⁴ Then, ^(E)looking up to heaven, ^(F)He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

^35 (G)Immediately his ears were opened, and the ^[a]impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. ³⁶ Then ^(H)He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. ³⁷ And they were ^(I)astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He ^(J)makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”