Matthew 17:12-22

12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but ¹did to him whatever they pleased. ²So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands. ”

13 ³Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon

14 ⁴And 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 is ⁵an epileptic and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

16 And I brought him to your disciples, and ⁶they could not heal him. ”

17 And Jesus answered, “O faithless and ⁷twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? ⁸How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me. ”

18 And Jesus ⁹rebuked the demon, ^[a] and it^[b] came out of him, and ¹⁰the boy was healed instantly. ^[c]

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out? ”

20 He said to them, ¹¹“Because of your little faith. For ¹²truly, I say to you, ¹³if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, ¹⁴you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there, ’ and it will move, and ¹⁵nothing will be impossible for you. ” ^[d]

Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection

22 ¹⁶As they were gathering^[e] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,