A spirit attacks him with a sudden shout and throws him into a fit, so that he foams at the mouth; it keeps on hurting him and will hardly let him go!

The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him.

The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, "What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him!"

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.

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!"

But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him rise, and he stood up.

And so be glad, you heavens, and all you that live there! But how terrible for the earth and the sea! For the Devil has come down to you, and he is filled with rage, because he knows that he has only a little time left."

The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Elijah took the boy back downstairs to his mother and said to her, "Look, your son is alive!"

Elisha called Gehazi and told him to call the boy's mother. When she came in, he said to her, "Here's your son."

Peter reached over and helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and presented her alive to them.