Bible Verses About Epilepsy: General references

One of the crowd gave him the answer: "Rabbi, I brought my son to you because he has an evil spirit in him that makes him unable to talk.

Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground -- he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth and becomes stiff all over. I asked your talmidim to drive the spirit out, but they couldn't do it."

"People without any trust!" he responded. "How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me!"

They brought the boy to him; and as soon as the spirit saw him, it threw the boy into a convulsion.

Yeshua asked the boy's father, "How long has this been happening to him?" "Ever since childhood," he said;

"and it often tries to kill him by throwing him into the fire or into the water. But if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us!"