Matthew 17:14-23

14When they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, kneeling before Him and saying,

15“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic (moonstruck) and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

16And I brought him to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”

17And Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

18Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed at once.

19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why could we not drive it out?”

20He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and [if it is God’s will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

21[But this kind of demon does not go out except by prayer and fasting.]”

22When they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies];

23and they will kill Him, and He will be raised [from death to life] on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved and distressed.