017:011 "Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything. 017:012 But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way." 017:013 Then it dawned upon the disciples that it was John the Baptist about whom He had spoken to them. 017:014 When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him. 017:015 "Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water. 017:016 I have brought him to your disciples, and they have not been able to cure him." 017:017 "O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you? how long shall I endure you? Bring him to me." 017:018 Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment. 017:019 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?" 017:020 "Because your faith is so small," He replied; "for I solemnly declare to you that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, `Remove from this place to that,' and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you. 017:021 But an evil spirit of this kind is only driven out by prayer and fasting." 017:022 As they were travelling about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men; 017:023 they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed. 017:024 After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?" 017:025 "Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?" 017:026 "From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus. 017:027 "However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me." 018:001 Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?" 018:002 So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them, 018:003 said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.