Healing the Epileptic Boy

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Mat 17:14–21

14 When they approached the crowd, a man came to Jesus, and kneeled before him.
15 “Lord, please have mercy on my son,” he said. “He loses his mind and suffers such terrible fits that he often falls in the fire or into water.
16 I brought him to your disciples but they couldn't heal him.”
17 “You people refuse to trust me, and are so corrupt!” Jesus responded. “How long do I have to remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him here to me!”
18 Jesus confronted the demon and it left the boy, and he was healed straight away.
19 Later the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we drive it out?”
20 “Because you don't trust enough,” Jesus told them. “I tell you, even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible for you.”
21 As they were walking together through Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of man is going to be betrayed and people will have power over him.

Mrk 9:14–29

14 When they returned to the other disciples, they saw them surrounded by a large crowd and some religious teachers arguing with them.
15 As soon as the crowd saw Jesus they were in total awe, and ran to greet him.
16 “What are you arguing with them about?” Jesus asked them.
17 One of the people in the crowd answered, “Rabbi, I brought my son to you. He has an evil spirit that prevents him speaking.
18 Whenever he has a seizure it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and he becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out of him, but they couldn't do it.”
19 “You unbelieving people!” Jesus responded. “How long must I remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him over here to me!”
20 So they brought him to Jesus. When the evil spirit saw Jesus it immediately sent the boy into convulsions and threw him on the ground, where he rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21 “How long has he had this?” Jesus asked the boy's father. “Since he was small,” the father replied.
22 “Often it throws him into the fire to burn him to death, or throws him into water to drown him. Please have mercy on us and help, if you can.”
23 “Why do you say, ‘if you can?’” replied Jesus. “Whoever trusts has every power!”
24 “I do trust in you,” the man shouted out right away. “Help me not to distrust you.”
25 Jesus, seeing that the crowd was closing in, commanded the evil spirit, “Spirit that causes deafness and dumbness, I order you to come out of him and never return.”
26 The spirit screamed and threw the boy into severe convulsions. Then the spirit came out of the boy and left him for dead—to the extent that many of the people said, “He's dead.”
27 But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him up, and he got to his feet.
28 Later, when Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him in private, “Why couldn't we drive the evil spirit out?”
29 “This kind can't be driven out except by prayer,” Jesus told them.

Luk 9:37–43

37 The next day, when they had come down the mountain, a huge crowd was waiting to meet Jesus.
38 A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, please look at my son. He's my only child.
39 A spirit possesses him and he screams immediately. It sends him into convulsions and makes him foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone and it causes him a lot of pain.
40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't.”
41 “What an unbelieving and corrupt people you are! How long do I have to remain here with you, and put up with you?” said Jesus. “Bring your son here.”
42 Even as the boy came over, the demon sent him into convulsions, throwing him to the ground. But Jesus intervened, rebuking the evil spirit and healing the boy, and then gave him back to his father.
43 Everyone was amazed at this demonstration of God's power. However, even though everyone was amazed by all he did, Jesus warned his disciples,