Mark 9:18-28

English Standard Version

¹⁸ And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and ^(A)they were not able.” ¹⁹ And he answered them, “O ^(B)faithless generation, ^(C)how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” ²⁰ And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it ^(D)convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. ²² And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But ^(E)if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” ²³ And Jesus said to him, ^(F)“‘If you can’! ^(G)All things are possible for one who believes.” ²⁴ Immediately the father of the child cried out^[a] and said, “I believe; ^(H)help my unbelief!” ²⁵ And when Jesus saw that ^(I)a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ^(J)“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” ²⁶ And after crying out and ^(K)convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus ^(L)took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. ²⁸ And when he had ^(M)entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”