Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
Parallel translations
- WEB They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.
- KJV And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
- NKJV Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.
- NASB And they *brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they *begged Him to lay His hand on him.
- NLT A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him.
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People brought a deaf man with a speech impediment, begging Jesus to heal him. Their faith leads into a tender display of Christ's compassion and power.
Overview
In Gentile territory, friends brought a man unable to hear or speak clearly, pleading for Jesus' healing touch. Their request reflects faith in His ability to restore. The scene introduces a healing that recalls Isaiah's prophecy of the coming kingdom, when the deaf would hear and the mute would sing (Isaiah 35:5-6), pointing to Jesus as the promised Messiah.
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Cross-references · 3
- Luke 11:14One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
- Mark 5:23and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
- Matt 9:32–33As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
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