Matthew 17:14-21
Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
14 aAnd when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, 15said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he bhas seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16And I brought him to your disciples, and cthey could not heal him.” 17And Jesus answered, “O faithless and dtwisted generation, how long am I to be with you? eHow long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18And Jesus frebuked the demon, ▼▼Greek it
and it ▼▼Greek the demon
came out of him, and ithe boy was healed instantly. ▼▼Greek from that hour
19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20He said to them, k“Because of your little faith. For ltruly, I say to you, mif you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, nyou will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and onothing will be impossible for you.” ▼▼Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting
Mark 9:14-29
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
14 qAnd when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, rwere greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has sa spirit that makes him mute. 18And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and tthey were not able.” 19And he answered them, “O ufaithless generation, vhow long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it wconvulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 21And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But xif you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23And Jesus said to him, y“‘If you can’! zAll things are possible for one who believes.” 24Immediately the father of the child cried out ▼▼Some manuscripts add with tears
and said, “I believe; abhelp my unbelief!” 25And when Jesus saw that aca crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ad“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26And after crying out and aeconvulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” 27But Jesus aftook him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. 28And when he had agentered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” ▼▼Some manuscripts add and fasting
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