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They asked him, saying, "Why do the Sofrim say that Eliyah must come first?"
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He said to them, "Eliyah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?
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But I tell you that Eliyah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him."
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Coming to the talmidim, he saw a great multitude around them, and Sofrim questioning them.
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Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
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He asked the Sofrim, "What are you asking them?"
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One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
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and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your talmidim to cast it out, and they weren't able."
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He answered him, "Unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him to me."
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They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
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He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.