³⁵ When Jesus said this, the man started to hear. Also, his tongue was able to move properly so that he could speak clearly.

³⁶ Jesus told the people that they must not tell anyone about this. But every time Jesus asked them not to say anything, they spoke even more about it. ³⁷ The people were very surprised about everything that Jesus did. They said, ‘Jesus has done everything well. If people cannot hear, Jesus makes them able to hear. If people cannot speak, Jesus makes them able to speak.’