The Power of Faith over a Demon

¹⁴ When they reached the crowd,^(A) a man approached and knelt down before Him. ¹⁵ “Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son, because he has seizures^[a] and suffers severely. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ I brought him to Your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”^(B)

¹⁷ Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious^[b] generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”^{(C) 18} Then Jesus rebuked the demon,^[c] and it^[d] came out of him,^(D) and from that moment^[e] the boy was healed.

The Power of Faith over a Demon

¹⁴ When^(A) they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing^(B) with them. ¹⁵ All of a sudden, when the whole crowd saw Him, they were amazed^[a] and ran to greet Him. ¹⁶ Then He asked them, “What are you arguing with them about?”

¹⁷ Out of the crowd, one man answered Him, “Teacher,^(C) I brought my son to You. He has a spirit^(D) that makes him unable to speak.^{(E) 18} Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”

¹⁹ He replied to them, “You unbelieving^(F) generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to Me.” ²⁰ So they brought him to Him. When the spirit saw Him, it immediately convulsed the boy. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ “How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father.

“From childhood,” he said. ²² “And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy^(G) him. But if You can do anything, have compassion^(H) on us and help us.”

²³ Then Jesus said to him, “‘If You can’?^[b][c] Everything is possible^(I) to the one who believes.”^(J)

²⁴ Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe! Help my unbelief.”

²⁵ When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly coming together, He rebuked^(K) the unclean^(L) spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf^(M) spirit,^[d] I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!”

²⁶ Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing^(N) him^[e] violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He’s dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him,^(O) and he stood up.