^27 (A)On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ”

²⁰ But behold, ^(A)you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”

²² But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.