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And Jesus answering said, `O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'
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and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore [him] sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.
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And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
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`Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.'
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And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
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And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?
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and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,
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and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'
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And John answering said, `Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'
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and Jesus said unto him, `Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.'
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And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,