14 When they approached the crowd, a man came to Jesus, and kneeled before him. 15 "Lord, please have mercy on my son," he said. "He loses his mind*17:15. Literally, "moonstruck." This parallels the English term "lunatic" from the Latin "lunaticus." and suffers such terrible fits that he often falls in the fire or into water. 16 I brought him to your disciples but they couldn’t heal him."

17 "You people*17:17. Literally, "generation." refuse to trust me, and are so corrupt!" Jesus responded. "How long do I have to remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him here to me!" 18 Jesus confronted the demon and it left the boy, and he was healed straight away.