The Healing of a Boy with a Demon^(A)

¹⁴ When they came to the crowd, a man came to Him and knelt before Him, saying, ¹⁵ “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

¹⁷ Then Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” ¹⁸ Jesus rebuked the demon, and he came out of him. And the child was healed instantly.

The Healing of a Boy With an Unclean Spirit^(A)

¹⁴ When He came to His other disciples, He saw a great crowd around them, and the scribes disputing with them. ¹⁵ Immediately when all the people saw Him, they were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him.

¹⁶ He asked the scribes, “What are you debating with them?”

¹⁷ One in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. ¹⁸ Wherever it takes hold on him, it dashes him to the ground. And he foams at the mouth and gnashes with his teeth and becomes rigid. And I told Your disciples so that they would cast it out, but they could not.”

¹⁹ He answered, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.”

²⁰ So they brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit dashed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.

²¹ He asked his father, “How long has it been since it came to him?”

He said, “From childhood. ²² Often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

²³ Jesus said, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

²⁴ Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief!”

²⁵ When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the foul spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter him no more.”

²⁶ The spirit cried out and convulsed him greatly. But it came out of him, and he was as dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.