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^(C1)On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.

And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he is my only son,

and a spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves.

"And I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not."

And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here."

Now while he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

And they were all amazed at the ^(F1)(C1)greatness of God. ^(C2)But while everyone was astonished at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

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"As for you, let these words sink into your ears: ^(C1)for the Son of Man is going to be ^(F1)handed over to men."

But ^(C1)they ^(F1)did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not comprehend it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

^(C1)Now an argument ^(F1)started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

But Jesus, ^(C1)knowing ^(F1)what they were thinking in their hearts, took a child and had him stand by His side,

and He said to them, "^(C1)Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; ^(C2)for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great."

^(C1)John answered and said, "^(C2)Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow along with us."

But Jesus said to him, "Do not hinder him; ^(C1)for the one who is not against you is ^(F1)for you."

When the days were approaching for ^(C1)His ^(F1)ascension, He ^(F2)was determined ^(C2)to go to Jerusalem;

and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the ^(C1)Samaritans to ^(F1)make arrangements for Him.

And they did not receive Him, ^(C1)because ^(F1)He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

When His disciples ^(C1)James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to ^(C2)command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

But He turned and rebuked them.^(F1)

And they went on to another village.

^(C1)As they were going on the road, ^(C2)someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but ^(C1)the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

And He said to another, "^(C1)Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and ^(C1)proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."

Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but ^(C1)first permit me to say goodbye to those at my home."

But Jesus said to him, "^(C1)No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."