14After they returned they came to Jesus' other men. They saw them in the middle of a crowd. A few of the Jews' teachers were there arguing with Jesus' men.
15When the crowd looked they saw Jesus close, they were pleased, they ran to meet him. “We are happy! You have come!”
16Jesus asked his men, “Why were you arguing with them?”
17One man said to him, “Teacher, my child is controlled by an evil spirit, he can't talk.
18The spirit grabs him, it throws him on the ground. Saliva froths from his mouth, he grinds his teeth, his body becomes very stiff. Therefore I brought him to you so you can make him well. I asked your men to send the demon right away. Nothing. They tried in vain to send it away.”
19Then Jesus said to his men, “You truly have not believed in God. How is it? You are still unbelievers. How long shall I be with you? Shall I teach you for a long time? After that will you believe in God? Bring the child to me.”
20They brought him to him. As soon as he saw Jesus the spirit grabbed that child, it made him thrash around. At that time the child fell on the ground, trembling he was rolling from side to side. Saliva was coming from his mouth.
21Jesus asked his father, “When did he become like this?” He said to him, “When he was a child.
22Many times the spirit has thrown him in the fire or in the water, it has been trying to kill him. Have pity on us. Perhaps you will make him well.”
23Jesus replied, “Yes, I know how to heal him. Why did you say that word to me, 'Perhaps you will make him well.'? You must believe in God. Then you can ask God for anything. For that particular thing he knows how to do it. It is not a puzzle for God.” Right then the man called out loudly, “I believe in God. Teach me to believe properly!”
25Jesus saw many people gathering together. Therefore he said sternly to the evil spirit, “You bad spirit, you made this child deaf, you made him unable to speak. Leave. Go away. Do not again control him.”
26The spirit called out, it was making the child thrash around, it was very bad. Then it left, it went away permanently. That child was like a corpse. Many were saying, “He is truly dead.”
27Jesus raised him up by the hand. After that the child stood up. He was well.
28After Jesus entered the house his men asked him, “Why couldn't we expel that spirit?” In vain we tried to send it away.”
29Jesus replied, “Only after praying to God will you expel a demon like that.”
30Jesus and his men left that place, they were going around the country of Galilee. He wanted the people of the area not to recognise him. He was wanting to teach his men about himself, others would kill him. He was telling them, “You know about me, God sent me to people. Some people have been saying God did not send me. They want to kill me. Truly they will grab me, they will take me to other people. Those others will truly kill me. After that, after two nights, truly I will become alive again.” In that way Jesus talked to his men.
32His men were very ignorant about that talk. They did not want to ask him in response, they were shy.
33They went to that town Capernaum. After his men had entered the house Jesus asked them, “As we were coming why were you arguing with each other?”
34They stayed silent. They didn't answer him. As they were going along they were arguing with each other. In this way they were saying to each other, “Who among us will be boss for us all?”
35After sitting down Jesus called them to him. He said to them, “Maybe you want to be boss, make yourself small, do good to everyone.”
36After that he called a child, after leading him he stood him in front of them. After hugging him he said to them,
Mark 9
Mark 9:14-36