A Demon-possessed Boy Healed

14 And when they[a] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him 15 and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers severely, for often he falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.” 17 And Jesus answered and[b] said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long[c] will I be with you? How long[d] must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!” 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.

19 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and[e] said, Why[f] were we not able to expel it?” 20 And he said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
  2. Matthew 17:17 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 17:17 Literally “until when”
  4. Matthew 17:17 Literally “until when”
  5. Matthew 17:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  6. Matthew 17:19 Literally “for what”
  7. Matthew 17:20 Most later Greek manuscripts add v. 21, “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

14 · kai When they returned erchomai to pros the ho crowd ochlos, a man anthrōpos approached proserchomai Jesus autos, knelt gonypeteō before him autos, 15 and kai said legō, “ Lord kyrios, take eleeō pity on my egō · ho son hyios, because hoti he is an epileptic selēniazomai and kai suffers paschō terribly kakōs; for gar he often pollakis falls piptō into eis the ho fire pyr and kai often pollakis into eis the ho water hydōr. 16 And kai I brought prospherō him autos to ho your sy disciples mathētēs but kai they could dynamai not ou heal therapeuō him autos.” 17 Jesus Iēsous answered apokrinomai, · de · ho saying legō, “ O ō unbelieving apistos and kai perverse diastrephō generation genea, how long heōs am I to be eimi with meta you hymeis? How long heōs must I put anechōmai up with you hymeis? Bring pherō him autos here hōde to me egō.” 18 Then kai Jesus Iēsous rebuked epitimaō the ho demon daimonion · ho and kai it came exerchomai out of apo him autos; and kai the ho boy pais was healed therapeuō from apo · ho that ekeinos hour hōra. 19 Then tote the ho disciples mathētēs came proserchomai to ho Jesus Iēsous privately kata idios and said legō, “ Why dia tis could dynamai we hēmeis not ou cast ekballō it autos out?” 20 He ho · de said legō to them autos, “ Because dia of the ho poverty oligopistia of your hymeis faith . I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, if ean you have echō faith pistis the size hōs of a mustard sinapi seed kokkos, you can say legō to ho this houtos mountain oros, ‘ Move metabainō from here enthen to there ekei,’ and kai it will move metabainō; and kai nothing oudeis will be impossible adynateō for you hymeis.”

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