Ephphata! (Effata)
During the healing of the deaf-mute Levi from the Syro-Phœnician borderlands[1] and that of the deaf-mute in a village of the Decapolis[2], Jesus said to them: "Ephphata!" (Effatha), which means "be opened!".
In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me"
- The healing of the deaf-mute Levi from the Syro-Phœnician borderlands.[3]
- The healing of the deaf-mute in a village of the Decapolis[4]
In the Fundamental Christian Texts
In the Bible
- Mark 7:31-37
- Open my eyes that I may see the wonders of your law.[5]
- Then the righteous could rebuke those who had scorned God. They began to praise your holy name, Lord; altogether they praised your power which had defended them. Wisdom restored speech to the mute and even gave the very little ones the ability to express themselves clearly.[6]