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And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
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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 whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens 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!"
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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!"