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They brought the 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?' 1Allthings are possible to him who believes."
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Immediately the boy'sfathercried out and said, "I do believe; help my unbelief."
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When Jesussaw that 2a crowd was rapidlygathering, He rebuked the uncleanspirit, saying to it, "You deaf and mutespirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again."
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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 came3into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately*, "Why*could we not drive it out?"
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And He said to them, "Thiskindcannot*come out by anything but prayer."
Death and Resurrection Foretold
304From there they went out and began to gothroughGalilee, and He did not wantanyone to know about it.