38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, »Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son, for he is my only child.

39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and will hardly leave him, bruising him.

40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.«

41 Then Jesus answered, »O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.«

42 While he was coming, the demon threw him and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

43 And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,