11. Then they asked him, “Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
12. He said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?
13. But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
14. When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.
15. When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.
16. He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”
17. A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.
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 cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”