34. As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35. Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”
36. After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.
37. Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
38. Then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son – he is my only child!
39. A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.
40. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
41. Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”
42. As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
43. Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,
44. “Take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
45. But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
46. Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.
47. But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,
48. and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
49. John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”