And instantly his ears were opened and the bond of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood.
the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel proclaimed to them.
And immediately he arose and took up his cot and went out before all. So that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw it this way.
And looking up to Heaven, He sighed and said to him, Ephphatha! (that is, Be opened!)
And He commanded them, that they should tell no one. But the more He commanded them, so much the more they proclaimed it.