People were completely astounded and said, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”p>

A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

<p class="bodytext">Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked<n id="1" /> the unclean spirit,<n id="2" /> saying to it, &#8220;Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.&#8221;