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A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.
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Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”
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“You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
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So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”“From childhood,” he answered.