They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

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

<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;