“The spirit has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us. Please help us.”
Right away Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “Your faith is so small!” he said. “Why did you doubt me?”
“Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son. He shakes wildly and suffers a great deal. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
Jesus felt deep concern for them. He touched their eyes. Right away they could see. And they followed him.
A man who had a skin disease came and got down on his knees in front of Jesus. He said, “Lord, if you are willing to make me ‘clean,’ you can do it.”
When Jesus went indoors, the blind men came to him. He asked them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied.
Jesus did not let him. He said, “Go home to your own people. Tell them how much the Lord has done for you. Tell them how kind he has been to you.”
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “Since he was a child,” he answered.
“ ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for the one who believes.”
When the Lord saw her, he felt sorry for her. So he said, “Don’t cry.”