And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son - "mine only child" (),

Which hath a dumb spirit - a spirit whose operation had the effect of rendering his victim speechless, and deaf also (). In Matthew's report of the speech (), the father says "he is lunatic;" this being another and most distressing effect of the possession.

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