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The Book of Jesus Chapter Ten: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
The disciples kept what Jesus had said among themselves and did not tell anyone any of the things they had seen during those days, .
However, among themselves they discussed what 'rising from the dead' could mean. They asked him:
DISCIPLES.
Why then do the Scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
JESUS.
It is true that Elijah comes first to see that everything is once more as it should be. Yet, how is it that the scriptures say that the Son of
Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt. I tell however, you that Elijah has already come and they didn't recognize
him but did to him whatever they wanted to, just as it is written of him. The Son of Man will also suffer similarly at their hands. The
disciples then understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36
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The Boy with Epilepsy
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NARRATOR.
Now the next day, they came down from the mountain. Heading towards his disciples, he saw that a large crowd had gathered around
them and that the Scribes were arguing with them. When the crowds saw Jesus, they were struck with amazement and ran up to greet
him. When Jesus reached his disciples he asked the Scribes: JESUS. What are you arguing with them about?
NARRATOR.
Suddenly, a man in the crowd cried out:
MAN.
Master, I beg you, look at my son, he's my only child!
NARRATOR.
The man then came up to Jesus, went down on his knees before him and said:
MAN.
Lord, have mercy on my son! He's crazy and suffers greatly. Master, I brought my son to you, there is a spirit of dumbness in him.
Whenever the spirit takes hold of him, he will suddenly cry out and be thrown to the ground into convulsions. He foams at the mouth,
grinds his teeth and goes rigid. It takes a while for it to leave the boy and when it does, he's exhausted. I brought him to your disciples
and begged them to cast it out, but they couldn't cure him.
JESUS.
You faithless and perverse generation. How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring your son here to me.
NARRATOR.
They brought the boy to Jesus. As he was moving towards him, the spirit saw him and immediately threw the boy into convulsions.
The demon threw him to the ground and he lay there twisting, [writhing] and foaming at the mouth.
JESUS.
How long has this been happening to him?
MAN.
Since he was a child. Many times it has thrown him into the fire and into the water in order to destroy him. But if you can do
anything, take pity on us and help us.
JESUS.
If you have faith, all things are possible to the person who has faith.
NARRATOR.
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears:
MAN.
I have faith! Help me with the little faith I have.
NARRATOR.
When Jesus saw that the people were closing in around him, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said to him:
JESUS.
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