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The mute man

In the readings on 1 Sunday so far.

At a glance

In the readings
1 Sunday, 29 August 2027
Gospel passages
Luke 11:9–20

Name meanings and role notes are drafted with each edition and waiting for review by a priest or editor.

The life of The mute man

A man possessed by a demon that kept him from speaking. When Jesus cast it out he spoke, and while the crowds marvelled, some claimed Jesus worked by Beelzebul.

  1. Jesus casts out a demon that is mute; when it has gone out, the man speaks.

    ScriptureLuke 11:14

  2. The crowds marvel.

    ScriptureLuke 11:14

  3. Some say he casts out demons by Beelzebul; others test him by asking for a sign.

    ScriptureLuke 11:15–16

  4. Jesus answers that a kingdom divided cannot stand: “If I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.”

    ScriptureLuke 11:17–20

  5. Matthew tells of similar healings of a man who was mute, and of one blind and mute.

    ScriptureMatthew 9:32–34; 12:22–24

Read it in the Bible

  • Luke 11:14–28 The finger of God

Sources: The Holy Bible (World English Bible).

Drafted from the Bible and Church tradition. Each line says where it comes from; anything marked Tradition or History is not in Scripture itself. Waiting for review by a priest or editor.

Sundays with The mute man

  1. Second Sunday after Shunoyo

    Gospel: Luke 11:9–20

    Freed from a demon that kept him from speaking.

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