10. Then the disciples asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?”
11. “Elijah is indeed coming first,” answered Jesus, “and he will get everything ready.
12. But I tell you that Elijah has already come and people did not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. In the same way they will also ill-treat the Son of Man.”
13. Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
14. When they returned to the crowd, a man came to Jesus, knelt before him,
15. and said, “Sir, have mercy on my son! He is an epileptic and has such terrible fits that he often falls in the fire or into water.
16. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
17. Jesus answered, “How unbelieving and wrong you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me!”
18. Jesus gave a command to the demon, and it went out of the boy, and at that very moment he was healed.
19. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we drive the demon out?”
20. “It was because you haven't enough faith,” answered Jesus. “I assure you that if you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this hill, ‘Go from here to there!’ and it will go. You could do anything!”
22. When the disciples all came together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be handed over to people
23. who will kill him; but three days later he will be raised to life.”The disciples became very sad.
24. When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay the temple tax?”