Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon

14 ^oAnd when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, 15 said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has ^pseizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to your ^qdisciples, and they could not heal him.” 17 And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18 And Jesus ^rrebuked the demon,¹ and it² came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly.³ 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus ^sprivately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and ^tnothing will be impossible for you.”⁴

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

37 ^uOn the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It ^vconvulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 40 And I begged your ^wdisciples to cast it out, but they could not.” 41 Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus ^xrebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

^yBut while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus¹ said to his disciples,