14 As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying.

15 "Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

16 "And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."

17 In reply Jesus said. "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!"

18 Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.