³³ Jesus led the man away from the crowd. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spat on his hands and touched the man's tongue. ³⁴ Jesus looked up towards heaven. He cried with a low, sad sound. Then he said to the man, ‘Ephphatha!’ That means, ‘Become open!’ ³⁵ When Jesus said this, the man started to hear. Also, his tongue was able to move properly so that he could speak clearly.