Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis

Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis is one of the miracles of Jesus recorded in chapter 7 of the Gospel of Mark.

This account follows the healing of the daughter of a Syro-Phoenician woman who speaks with Jesus about whether his mission extends to the gentiles (Mark 7:24-30).

The Gospel of Mark states: After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears.

New Testament commentator Lamar Williamson writes that this is the last unit in a series of miracles concerned with the identity of Jesus, as subsequently confirmed by Saint Peter's christological affirmation in Mark 8:29, where Peter exclaimed: "You are the Messiah".

Lastly, he labors under this spiritual complaint, whose tongue is not employed in the praises of God, in the exercises of devotion and pious conversations.