Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
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Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.
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And streyght waye his eares were openned and the stringe of his tounge was loosed and he spake playne.
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And straightway his eares were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and hee spake plaine.
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- Isaiah 35:5-6 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
- Psalms 33:9 For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Isaiah 32:3-4 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen. The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
- Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
- Mark 2:12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the…
35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Ver. 35. His ears were opened] So are the ears of all that belong to Christ, and their tongues loosed to his praise, which before were bound by Satan. Oh, pray that God would make the bore of our ears as wide as may be, and teach us that "pure language," Zep 3:9, that our tongues may run "as the pen of a ready writer," Psa 45:1.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he charged them,.... The man that had his…
And he charged them,.... The man that had his hearing and speech restored to him, and those that brought him, and as many as were witnesses of the miracle:
that they should tell no man; of the cure that was wrought, being not desirous of the applause of men; and knowing it would bring upon him the envy of the Scribes and Pharisees; and be a means of putting the common people upon setting him up as a temporal king, such as they expected the Messiah would be:
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but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; or "spake of him", as the Ethiopic version reads it; for they looked upon his charge merely to proceed from modesty, and that made them the more forward to speak of his greatness and in his praise, to publish his mighty works, and spread the fame of his miracles far and near. So, such who have received the grace of God, are become acquainted with Christ, and have a real experience of divine things, cannot but speak of them; they are like new wine which hath no vent; and are ready to burst like new bottles; to forbear speaking is a pain, and weariness to them; nay, they think, should they hold their peace, the stones in the walls would cry out. Wherefore, partly for the glory of God, the magnifying of the riches of his grace, and the honour of Christ, and the blessed Spirit; and partly to show their own sense of things, the gratitude of their minds, and the thankfulness of their hearts, as well as for the use, comfort, edification, and instruction of others, they must speak, and cannot be silent, whatever restraints are laid upon them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 35. He spake plain.] ορθως, distinctly, without stammering.…
Verse 35. He spake plain.] ορθως, distinctly, without stammering. One MS. has, And he spoke, praising God. There is no doubt of this: but the evangelist, I think, did not write these words.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The string of his tongue was loosed - The…
The string of his tongue was loosed - The difficulty in his speaking was removed.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 35. The string of his tongue was loosed —…
35. The string of his tongue was loosed — This cannot be well understood in a metaphorical sense, and therefore clearly shows that it was a case of a fettering membrane upon the tongue.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (35) His ears.—Literally, his hearing, or, as the word…
(35) His ears.—Literally, his hearing, or, as the word is in the plural, his organs of hearing.
The string of his tongue.—Better, bond, that which confined and hampered his speech. (Comp. Luk_13:16.) There is no ground for thinking that St. Mark used the word in any anatomical sense, as the English word seems to suggest, for a “nerve” or “tendon,” as in the “eye-strings” of the original text of the “Rock of Ages.”
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 35. His ears were opened. At once both his…
35. His ears were opened. At once both his difficulties were removed.
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