I Believe, Help My Unbelief

Mark 9:14-27 CSB


[14] When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing with them. [15] When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran to greet him. [16] He asked them, “What are you arguing with them about?” [17] Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak. [18] Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.” [19] He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.” [20] So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. [21] “How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father. “From childhood,” he said. [22] “And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” [23] Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’? Everything is possible for the one who believes.” [24] Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” [25] When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you: Come out of him and never enter him again.” [26] Then it came out, shrieking and throwing him into terrible convulsions. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He’s dead.” [27] But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.

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