Scripture does not give his name. A father's only son — and Jesus's answer to "if you can."
The Boy Freed from the Evil Spirit
The Boy at the Mountain's Foot
Scripture gives no name
In Mark’s Gospel
His father brought him to the disciples while Jesus was on the mountain — they could not cast it out
Mark 9:17-18
Jesus: "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you?"
Mark 9:19
The boy was brought to Jesus; the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming
Mark 9:20
"How long has this been happening to him?" — "From childhood"
Mark 9:21
Who they were
- Scripture tells us little of the boy himself — his story is his father's faith and Jesus's compassion (Mark 9:17-27)
- Restored — lifted by the hand of Jesus, he arose (Mark 9:27)
Read about them
Faces of Faith
“Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” — Hebrews 12:1
A keepsake of The Boy Freed from the Evil Spirit’s story — the portrait on the front, the key moments on the back.
Faces of Faith cards coming soon to the TruVINE store.
Every claim above is from Scripture unless labeled “Tradition.” Depictions are checked against the WEB text on this site.
