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."1 17:20 Some manuscripts you. |
21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting. |
22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. |
23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life." And the disciples were filled with grief. |