Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
- BSB Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- NKJV Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
- NASB Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Jesus, and He healed him so that the man who was unable to speak talked and could see.
- NLT Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see.
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Jesus heals a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, fully restoring his sight and speech.
Overview
This deliverance combines exorcism and physical healing, displaying Jesus' total authority over Satan's works. The restoration of sight and speech becomes a sign that the kingdom has drawn near. It sets up the crowd's wonder and the Pharisees' blasphemous accusation that follow.
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- Luke 11:14–15And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
- Isa 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
- Mark 7:35–37And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
- Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- Mark 3:11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
- Isa 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- Matt 4:24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
- Matt 9:32–34As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
- Isa 32:3–4And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- Ps 51:15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
- Mark 9:17–26And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
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