^{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.'