Jesus exorcising a mute

The charge reappears, with the addition of the name of “Beelzebub” as the ruler of the devils, in Matthew 12:24.

[2] This episode in the life of Christ is seen as a fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah (35:5): “Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.”[3] Cornelius a Lapide notes that it appears that the demon made the man deaf and dumb, who was not naturally thus.

He also comments that these passages demonstrate different ranking among demons, as also among angels (some lower, some higher).

As Lucifer is the prince of all the devils, so is St. Michael of all the angels (see Revelation 12).

The crowd, with simple candor, "magnified the miracles of Christ as done by a Divine Person, even the Messiah."