And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.
For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, “Ephphatha” (that is, “Be opened”).
Jesus ordered them not to tell anything. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they proclaimed it all the more.