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And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
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And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
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And wherever he taketh him, he teareth him; and he foameth and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away; and I spoke to thy disciples that they should cast him out, and they could not.
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He answered him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you, how long shall I suffer you? bring him to me.
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And they brought him to him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit tore him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming.
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And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? and he said, From a child.
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And often it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
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Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.
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And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
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When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying to him, [Thou] dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
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And [the spirit] cried, and rent him severely, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead.