Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit

Matthew 17: 14-20

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• 14. When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.
• 15. "Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
• 16. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him."
• 17. "O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me."
• 18. Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
• 19. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"
• 20. He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

Mark 9: 14-29

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• 14. When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
• 15. As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.
• 16. "What are you arguing with them about?" he asked.
• 17. A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.
• 18. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not."
• 19. "O unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me."
• 20. So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
• 21. Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?"
• 22. "From childhood," he answered. "It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
• 23. "'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
• 24. Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
• 25. When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."
• 26. The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead."
• 27. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
• 28. After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"
• 29. He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer. "

Luke 9: 37-43

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• 37. The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
• 38. A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
• 39. A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.
• 40. I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not."
• 41. "O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here."
• 42. Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.
• 43. And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

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