A Father

On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”

So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”

On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.

When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”

Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.

Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.

Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”