Ephphata! (Effata)

From Wiki Maria Valtorta
Jesus healing a mute possessed man - James Tissot, Brooklyn Museum.

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]

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