Common English Bible

Mark 7:30-35 Common English Bible (CEB)

30. When she returned to her house, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone.

31. After leaving the region of Tyre, Jesus went through Sidon toward the Galilee Sea through the region of the Ten Cities.

32. Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly speak, and they begged him to place his hand on the man for healing.

33. Jesus took him away from the crowd by himself and put his fingers in the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.

34. Looking into heaven, Jesus sighed deeply and said, "Ephphatha," which means, "Open up."

35. At once, his ears opened, his twisted tongue was released, and he began to speak clearly.