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The Healing of a Deaf and Dumb Man
Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. There some people brought a man to him who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.
After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”). At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.” -- Mark 7:31-37
Christ’s mode of healing changed often. Sometimes he merely spoke, and the healing came about. At other times, he employed touch, or other means. In this case, he used touch, sputum, and a commanding word.
The nature of his affliction
The miracle performed
- Jesus took him aside
- He put his fingers into his ears
- He acknowledged his Father
- He commanded the cure with a word
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