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In ancient times it was customary for holy men to use spit when curing afflictions. In Mark, the earliest New Testament gospel, Jesus at first used spit, but in later miracles no longer needed to. In Mark 7:32-35, Jesus cured a deaf and dumb man, using spit. Then in Mark 8:23-25, Jesus cured a deaf and dumb man, using spit. In both episodes, Jesus is reported as using this technique, in the second case with difficulty. In time, and in the later gospels, Jesus became more and more proficient at performing miraculous cures, no longer demonstrating difficulty in the miracles he performed.

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