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Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
After Jesus took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put His fingers into the man’s ears.
Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him,
“Ephphatha!” (Which means “Be opened!”)
At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened, and he began to speak plainly. Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement.
“He has done everything well,” they said.
“He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
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Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath.
Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand,
“Stand up in front of everyone.”
Then Jesus asked them,
“Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?”
But they remained silent.
Jesus looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.”
He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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After Jesus left Jerusalem, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to Him, crying out,
“Lord Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came to Him and urged Him,
“Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
So Jesus answered the woman,
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
The woman came and knelt before Him.
“Lord, help me!” She said.
Jesus replied,
“It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
“Yes, it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Then Jesus said to her,
“Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.”
And her daughter was healed at that moment.
