Jesus went into the house. His followers were alone with him there. They said, “We could not force that evil spirit out. Why?”
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use these stories to teach the people?”
Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. His followers came to him and said, “Explain to us the meaning of the story about the weeds in the field.”
Peter said, “Explain to us what you said earlier to the people.”
A few days later, Jesus came back to Capernaum. {\cf2\super [23]} The news spread that Jesus was back home.
Then Jesus went home. But again many people gathered there. There were so many people that Jesus and his followers could not eat.
Later, Jesus was away from the people. The twelve apostles {\cf2\super [51]} and Jesus’ other followers asked him about the stories.
Jesus always used stories to teach the people. But when Jesus and his followers were alone together, Jesus explained everything to them.
Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. The followers asked Jesus about this story.
But Jesus held the boy’s hand and helped him stand.
Jesus answered, “That kind of spirit can only be forced out by using prayer.”