The first ‘so-what’ about this passage is that it tells us something quite beautiful about Jesus. We see this beautiful, gentle compassion in Jesus that he leads the man by the hand outside the village – not to make a spectacle of him or for him to get him caught up in the accusations against Jesus; this is not a healing show. The man needs to see, and Jesus is going to do it gently, quietly, respectfully; and Jesus treats us with that same respect.