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Matthew 17:16
I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
from The Boy with a Demon, Matthew 17:14-18
What it says

He says the disciples could not heal the boy.

What it is doing

Shows the disciples’ failure.

In context

14When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. 15“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.” 17“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.” 18Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.