Mark 9:14-19

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¹⁴ At the bottom of the mountain they found a great crowd surrounding the other nine disciples, as some Jewish leaders argued with them. ¹⁵ The crowd watched Jesus in awe as he came toward them, and then ran to greet him. ¹⁶ “What’s all the argument about?” he asked.

¹⁷ One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son for you to heal—he can’t talk because he is possessed by a demon. ¹⁸ And whenever the demon is in control of him it dashes him to the ground and makes him foam at the mouth and grind his teeth and become rigid.^[a] So I begged your disciples to cast out the demon, but they couldn’t do it.”

¹⁹ Jesus said to his disciples,^[b] “Oh, what tiny faith you have; how much longer must I be with you until you believe? How much longer must I be patient with you? Bring the boy to me.”