39. A spirit takes hold of him, and he suddenly screams. It throws him into fits so that he foams at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him. It is destroying him.
40. I begged your disciples to drive it out. But they couldn't do it."
41. "You unbelieving and evil people!" Jesus replied. "How long do I have to stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you?" Then he said to the man, "Bring your son here."
42. Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him into a fit. The boy fell to the ground. But Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave the boy. Then Jesus healed him and gave him back to his father.
43. They were all amazed at God's greatness. Everyone was wondering about all that Jesus did. Then Jesus said to his disciples,
44. "Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you. The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men."
45. But they didn't understand what this meant. That was because it was hidden from them. And they were afraid to ask Jesus about it.
46. The disciples began to argue about which one of them would be the most important person.
47. Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had the child stand beside him.