32. While he was there, some people brought a man to him. This man was deaf and could not talk. The people begged Jesus to put his hand on the man to heal him.
33. Jesus led the man away from the crowd, to be alone with him. Jesus put his fingers in the man’s ears. Then Jesus spit and touched the man’s tongue.
34. Jesus looked up to heaven and took a deep breath. He said to the man, “Ephphatha!” (This means, “Be opened.”)
35. When Jesus did this, the man was able to hear. He was also able to use his tongue, and he spoke clearly.
36. Jesus commanded the people not to tell anyone about what happened. But the more he commanded them, the more they told about it.
37. They were really amazed. They said, “Jesus does everything well. He makes the deaf hear! And those who can’t talk—Jesus makes them able to speak.”