The Boy with an Evil Spirit
37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
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Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
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I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
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“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
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Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
The Second Prediction of the Passion
43 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.
2 While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
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“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
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But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
The Greatest in the Kingdom
46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
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But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
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And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
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“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”