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27 And as Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, [a]crying out, “Have mercy on us, (A)Son of David!” 28 And when He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They *said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, [b]It shall be done to you (B)according to your faith.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus (C)sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about this!” 31 But they went out and (D)spread the news about Him throughout all that land.

32 Now as they were going out, behold, (E)a mute, (F)demon-possessed man [c]was brought to Him. 33 And after the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, “(G)Nothing like this has [d]ever been seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees were saying, “He (H)casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:27 Lit crying out and saying
  2. Matthew 9:29 Or Let it be done; Gr imperative
  3. Matthew 9:32 Lit they brought
  4. Matthew 9:33 Lit ever appeared

Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”(A)

28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.(B)

29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;(C) 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”(D) 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.(E)

32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed(F) and could not talk(G) was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”(H)

34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”(I)

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