Luke 9:38
Then a man from the crowd cried out,“Teacher, I beg you to look at my son– he is my only child!
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- Luke 7:12 : 12 As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother(who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.
- Luke 8:41-42 : 41 Then a man named Jairus, who was a leader of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house, 42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.
- John 4:47 : 47 When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
- Gen 44:20 : 20 We said to my lord,‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
- Zech 12:10 : 10 “I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.
- Matt 15:22 : 22 A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out,“Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”
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- Luke 9:39-424 verses83%
39A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.
40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
41Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”
42As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
- Mark 9:16-227 verses81%
16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”
17A member of the crowd said to him,“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.
18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”
19He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
20So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21Jesus asked his father,“How long has this been happening to him?” And he said,“From childhood.
22It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
- Matt 17:14-185 verses78%
14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
15and said,“Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.
16I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.”
17Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
18Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.
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37Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
- Luke 18:38-414 verses76%
38So he called out,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more,“Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,
41“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”
- Mark 9:24-285 verses76%
24Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said,“I believe; help my unbelief!”
25Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
26It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said,“He is dead!”
27But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.
28Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
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28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”
- Mark 10:47-482 verses73%
47When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more,“Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.
- Mark 9:7-82 verses72%
7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”
8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.
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11And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”
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7Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”
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18Restoration and Healing As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said,“My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
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27Healing the Blind and Mute As Jesus went on from there, two blind men began to follow him, shouting,“Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
- Matt 15:22-232 verses71%
22A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out,“Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”
23But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him,“Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”
- Matt 20:30-312 verses70%
30Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted,“Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
31The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly,“Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
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17The Rich Man Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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5Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:
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23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
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34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
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38They came to the house of the synagogue leader where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.
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35Then a voice came from the cloud, saying,“This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”
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8When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone.
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41Demons also came out of many, crying out,“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
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13raised their voices and said,“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”
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51Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.