Bible Cross References
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
Matthew 17:14-21
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When they returned to the crowd, a man came to Jesus, knelt before him,
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and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son! He is an epileptic and has such terrible attacks that he often falls in the fire or into water.
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I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him."
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Jesus answered, "How unbelieving and wrong you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me!"
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Jesus gave a command to the demon, and it went out of the boy, and at that very moment he was healed.
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Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, "Why couldn't we drive the demon out?"
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"It was because you do not have enough faith," answered Jesus. "I assure you that if you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this hill, 'Go from here to there!' and it will go. You could do anything!"
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OMITTED TEXT
Mark 9:14-29
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When they joined the rest of the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some teachers of the Law arguing with them.
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When the people saw Jesus, they were greatly surprised, and ran to him and greeted him.
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Jesus asked his disciples, "What are you arguing with them about?"
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A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, because he has an evil spirit in him and cannot talk.
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Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth, grits his teeth, and becomes stiff all over. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not."
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Jesus said to them, "How unbelieving you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy to me!"
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They brought him to Jesus. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a fit, so that he fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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"How long has he been like this?" Jesus asked the father. "Ever since he was a child," he replied.
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"Many times the evil spirit has tried to kill him by throwing him in the fire and into water. Have pity on us and help us, if you possibly can!"
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"Yes," said Jesus, "if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith."
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The father at once cried out, "I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!"
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Jesus noticed that the crowd was closing in on them, so he gave a command to the evil spirit. "Deaf and dumb spirit," he said, "I order you to come out of the boy and never go into him again!"
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The spirit screamed, threw the boy into a bad fit, and came out. The boy looked like a corpse, and everyone said, "He is dead!"
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But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him rise, and he stood up.
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After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?"
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"Only prayer can drive this kind out," answered Jesus; "nothing else can."