³⁵ At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.^(A)

³⁶ Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.^(B) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. ³⁷ People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”