“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.”
There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him — the community that brings the deaf man to Jesus demonstrates the social integration of care: some people brought him — the man cannot come by himself (his impairment makes navigation and communication difficult), and his community brings him. The begged Jesus communicates faith-expectation in Jesus' ability to heal. The placing of his hand is the specific request — the same expectation as Jairus's request and the Gennesaret crowd's request.
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