Mark 9:14-29

21st Century King James Version

¹⁴ And when He came to His disciples, He saw a great multitude about them and the scribes questioning with them.

¹⁵ And straightway all the people, when they beheld Him, were greatly amazed; and running to Him, they greeted Him.

¹⁶ And He asked the scribes, “What question ye with them?”

¹⁷ And one of the multitude answered and said, “Master, I have brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit.

¹⁸ And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him; and he foameth and gnasheth his teeth and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples that they should cast him out, and they could not.”

¹⁹ Jesus answered him and said, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto Me.”

²⁰ And they brought the boy unto Him. And when the spirit saw Him, straightway he tore the boy; and he fell on the ground and wallowed about foaming.

²¹ And He asked his father, “How long is it ago since this came unto him?” And he said, “From childhood.

²² And oftentimes it hath cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him; but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us and help us.”

²³ Jesus said unto him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

²⁴ And straightway the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”

²⁵ When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, “Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him and enter no more into him.”

²⁶ And the spirit cried, and rent the boy sorely and came out of him; and he was as one dead, insomuch that many said, “He is dead.”

²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

²⁸ And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could not we cast him out?”

²⁹ And He said unto them, “This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”