141When they came back to the disciples, they saw a largecrowdaround them, and some scribesarguing with them.
15Immediately, when the entirecrowdsaw Him, they were 2amazed and began running up to greet Him.
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And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"17
And one of the crowdanswered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute ;
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and awhenever it seizes him, it bslams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and cstiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it."
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And He answered them and said, "Ounbelievinggeneration, howlong shall I be with you? Howlong shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!"20
They broughtdthe boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spiritthrew him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rollingaround and foaming at the mouth.
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And He asked his father, "Howlong has thisbeenhappening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
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"It has oftenthrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, takepity on us and help us!"
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And Jesussaid to him, " 'If You can ?' 3Allthings are possible to him who believes."24Immediately the boy'sfathercried out and said, "I do believe ; help my unbelief."
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When Jesussaw that 4a crowd was erapidlygathering, He rebuked the uncleanspirit, saying to it, "You deaf and mutespirit, I fcommand you, come out of him and do not enter him gagain."26
After crying out and throwing him into terribleconvulsions, it came out; and the boy became so muchlike a corpse that most of them said, "He is dead !"
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But Jesustook him by the hand and raised him; and he got up.
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When He came5into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately , "Whycould we not drive it out?"
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And He said to them, "Thiskindcannotcome out by anything but prayer."