Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. The healing of the demon-oppressed blind and mute man is the specific miracle that triggers the Beelzebul controversy. The man's triple affliction (demon-oppressed, blind, mute) is addressed by a single act of Jesus — and the result is both speech and sight restored. The miracle is so striking that the crowd begins to wonder whether Jesus might be the Son of David — the messianic designation.

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