17 And one from the company answered and said, Malphona, I had brought my son to thee, because he hath a spirit which speaketh not;
18 and when he seizeth him, he dasheth him, and teareth and grindeth his teeth, and he becometh dry. And I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out, but they could not.
19 Jeshu answered, and said to him, O generation that believeth not! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I tolerate you? bring him to me.
20 And they brought him unto him: and when the spirit saw him, he immediately dashed him, and he fell upon the ground; and was convulsed, and was torn.
21 And Jeshu asked the father, How long is it from the time from which it was thus? He saith to him, Behold, from his childhood.
22 And many times he casteth him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but whatever thou canst, help me, and have mercy upon me.
23 Jeshu saith to him, If thou canst believe, every thing can be to him who believeth.
24 And in a moment the father of the youth cried out, weeping and saying, I am believing; help the defect of my faith.
25 But when Jeshu saw the people running together, and assembling to him, he rebuked the unclean spirit, and said to him, Spirit, deaf and unspeaking! I command thee, come forth from him, and enter not into him again!
26 And that devil cried greatly, and crushed him, and went forth. And he became as the dead; as that many would say, He is dead.
27 But Jeshu took him by the hand, and raised him.