And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
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Gill's Exposition
And he took him aside from the multitude,.... To shun all appearance of ostentation and vain glory:
and put his fingers into his ears; the finger of his right hand into his left ear, and the finger…
Barnes' Notes
They bring - That is, his friends brought, or the people brought. One that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech - Not entirely mute, but who spoke indistinctly or with difficulty. His…
Adam Clarke
They bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech - Though from the letter of the text, it does not appear that this man was absolutely deprived of speech; for μογιλαλος…
Our Lord Jesus seldom staid long in a place, for he knew where his work lay, and attended the changes of it. When he had cured the woman of Canaan's daughter, he had done what he had to do in that…
Cambridge Bible
one that was deaf The healing of this man, on the east side of the Jordan, is related only by St Mark.
and had an impediment The word thus rendered does not imply that he was a mute, as some have…