12. But I tell you, Elijah has already come. People did not know who he was, and they treated him badly, doing whatever they wanted to do. It is the same with the Son of Man. Those same people will make the Son of Man suffer.”
13. Then the followers understood that when Jesus said Elijah, he was really talking about John the Baptizer.
14. Jesus and the followers went back to the people. A man came to Jesus and bowed before him.
15. The man said, “Lord, be kind to my son. He suffers so much from the seizures he has. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
16. I brought him to your followers, but they could not heal him.”
17. Jesus answered, “You people today have no faith. Your lives are so wrong! How long must I stay with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy here.”
18. Jesus gave a strong command to the demon inside the boy. The demon came out of the boy, and the boy was healed.
19. Then the followers came to Jesus alone. They said, “We tried to force the demon out of the boy, but we could not. Why were we not able to make the demon go out?”
20. Jesus answered, “You were not able to make the demon go out, because your faith is too small. Believe me when I tell you, if your faith is only as big as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. You will be able to do anything.”
22. Later, the followers met together in Galilee. Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to the control of other men,
23. who will kill him. But on the third day he will be raised from death.” The followers were very sad to hear that Jesus would be killed.