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The Gospel of Mark Chapter 9:14-37 1. Belief and Unbelief 14 - 29. 9.14. When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them. While the three disciples were with Jesus enjoying the mountain top experience the other nine were having a tough time down in the valley. When Jesus arrives on the scene He finds that His disciples are being interrogated by the scribes who were attempting to confuse them and the disciples were losing the battle. 9.15. When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him. The glory of the transfiguration was still upon the Lord for when the people saw Him they were amazed at His appearance and eagerly ran to greet and welcome Him. 9.16. He asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?" Seeing His disciples greatly disturbed He asks the scribes not the disciples what they were arguing about with them. Jesus would have known what this was but He wanted to bring it out into the open. 9.17. A member of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute. It was not the scribes that answered but one from among the crowds who had brought his son who was possessed by a dumb spirit to Jesus to be delivered. 9.18. Whenever 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." On discovering that Jesus was not with the disciples he had turned to them expecting that they would be able cast out the dumb spirit. The man must have heard or perhaps may have even witnessed the disciples casting out demons when Jesus had sent them forth (Mark 6: 13). By the