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When the Lord left Jairus’s house, a multitude of people followed Him. Among them were two blind men that were crying out: “Son of David, have mercy on us!” The Lord somehow didn’t pay any attention to these cries, apparently aiming to test the faith of the two that were calling Him Son of David, i.e. Messiah. Only when He reached a house (of an unnamed owner), did the Lord ask the blind men that were pleading for a cure — do they believe that He can cure them? Having received an affirmative answer, the Lord touched their eyes, and they opened. As in all such instances, the Lord sternly warned them not to speak of this miracle. However, moved by joy and their gratitude to their Healer, they couldn’t contain themselves and “spread the news about Him in all that country.”
No sooner had the cured men left than a mute, possessed by an evil spirit, was brought to Jesus. The demoniac could not plead for himself as the evil spirit contained his tongue. Therefore, the Lord did not inquire (as He usually did) of him if he had faith, but commanded the demon leave him, restoring the man’s speech. Amazed, the people declared that nothing like it has ever happened among the Israelites, while the Pharisees, intending to demean this sentiment that was created by this miracle, were saying that Jesus was casting out demons through the power of the prince of demons i.e. the devil.