Cross References

Mark 9:22

New Living Translation

The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”

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Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”

“Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.

Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”

They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?” “Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”

But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”

“How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy.

“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said.