23. Jesus said to the father, “You said, ‘If you can!’ All things are possible for him who believes.”
24. Immediately the father cried out, “I do believe! Help me to believe more!”
25. Jesus saw that a crowd was running there to see what was happening. So he spoke to the evil spirit, saying, “You deaf and dumb spirit—I command you to come out of this boy and never enter him again!”
26. The evil spirit screamed and caused the boy to fall on the ground again. Then the spirit came out. The boy looked as if he were dead. And many people said, “He is dead!”
27. But Jesus took hold of the boy’s hand and helped him to stand up.
28. Jesus went into the house. His followers were alone with him there. They said, “Why couldn’t we force that evil spirit out?”
29. Jesus answered, “That kind of spirit can only be forced out by prayer.”
30. Then Jesus and his followers left that place and went through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was