“And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.”
People were overwhelmed with amazement. He has done everything well, they said. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak — the amazement is expressed in Gentile territory — these are Decapolis crowds, not Jewish crowds. He has done everything well (kalos panta pepoieken) echoes the Genesis 1 refrain (God saw that it was good/well) — the Gentile crowds perceive in Jesus' ministry the re-creative work of God. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak fulfills Isaiah 35:5 (then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped) — the Gentiles are witnessing the messianic age Isaiah promised, even without the theological framework to name it fully.
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