³⁸A man in the crowd called out. “Teacher,” he said, “I beg you to look at my son. He is my only child. ³⁹A spirit takes hold of him, and he suddenly screams. It throws him into fits so that he foams at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him. It is destroying him. ⁴⁰I begged your disciples to drive it out. But they couldn’t do it.”

⁴¹“You unbelieving and evil people!” Jesus replied. “How long do I have to stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you?”

Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.”

⁴²Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him into a fit. The boy fell to the ground. But Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave the boy. Then Jesus healed him and gave him back to his father. ⁴³They were all amazed at God’s greatness.

Everyone was wondering about all that Jesus did. Then Jesus said to his disciples, ⁴⁴“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you. The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men.” ⁴⁵But they didn’t understand what this meant. That was because it was hidden from them. And they were afraid to ask Jesus about it.

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