^{31 Ref} Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.

^{32 Ref} They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

^{33 Ref} He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

^{34 Ref} Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"

^{35 Ref} Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.

^{36 Ref} He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

^{37 Ref} They were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!"

^{31 Ref} And again he went out from Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the country of Decapolis.

^{32 Ref} And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

^{33 Ref} And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;

^{34 Ref} And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

^{35 Ref} And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

^{36 Ref} And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

^{37 Ref} And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

^{31 Ref} And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,

^{32 Ref} and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.

^{33 Ref} And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,

^{34 Ref} and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,' that is, `Be thou opened;'

^{35 Ref} and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain.

^{36 Ref} And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming `it',

^{37 Ref} and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, `Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'