Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
Parallel translations
- WEB Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
- KJV And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
- BSB Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
- NASB And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.
- NLT Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!
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Quick answer
The man's ears and tongue are instantly and completely healed so he hears and speaks plainly. Jesus' word produces total, immediate restoration.
Overview
The healing fulfills Isaiah's prophecy that in the messianic age 'the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped' and 'the tongue of the mute sing for joy' (Isaiah 35:5-6). The completeness of the cure—he spoke clearly—testifies that Jesus is the promised Messiah. It pictures the gospel's deeper work of opening deaf hearts to hear God's word and loosing silent tongues to praise him.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
- Isa 32:3–4The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Mark 2:12He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
- Ps 33:9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Matt 11:5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
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