Matthew 17:14-23

14When they came to a crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt in front of him,

15and said, “Sir, have mercy on my son. He suffers from seizures. Often he falls into fire or water.

16I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t cure him.”

17Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and corrupt generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!”

18Jesus ordered the demon to come out of the boy. At that moment the boy was cured.

19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we force the demon out of the boy?”

20He told them, “Because you have so little faith. I can guarantee this truth: If your faith is the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

22While they were traveling together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people.

23They will kill him, but on the third day he will be brought back to life.” Then the disciples became very sad.