Be Opened

31And again, after departing from the region of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of the Decapolis.

32And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged him to lay his hand on him.

33And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.

34And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

35And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.

36And he ordered them to tell no one. But the more he ordered them, the more abundantly they proclaimed it.

37And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done everything well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak.”