Mark 9:18

Mark 9:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
• New International Version (NIV)Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.”

Context of Mark 9:18

16He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” 17One of the crowd replied to Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him unable to speak; and whenever it seizes him [intending to do harm], it throws him down, and he foams [at the mouth], and grinds his teeth and becomes stiff. I told Your disciples to drive it out, and they could not do it.” 19He replied, “O unbelieving (faithless) generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!” 20They brought the boy to Him. When the [demonic] spirit saw Him, immediately it threw the boy into a convulsion, and falling to the ground he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth.

Mark 9:18 word by word

καὶ ὅπου ἐὰν αὐτὸν καταλάβῃ, ῥήσσει αὐτόν· καὶ ἀφρίζει καὶ τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας καὶ ξηραίνεται. καὶ εἶπα τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου ἵνα αὐτὸ ἐκβάλωσιν, καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• wheresoeverὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• wheresoeverἄνan · ifG302
• he takethκαταλαμβάνωkatalambanō · to graspG2638
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he tearethῥήγνυμιrhēgnumi rhēssō · to throw violentlyG4486
• he foamethἀφρίζωaphrizō · to foamG875
• gnashethτρίζωtrizo · to gnashG5149
• withὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• withὀδούςodous · toothG3599
• pineth awayξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• I spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• toμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they should castἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• they couldἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Mark 9:18

• Mark 9:26After screaming out and throwing him into a terrible convulsion, it came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse [so still and pale] that many [of the spectators] said, “He is dead!”
• Matthew 15:22And a Canaanite woman from that district came out and began to cry out [urgently], saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David (Messiah); my daughter is cruelly possessed by a demon.”
• Luke 9:39and a spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it throws him into a convulsion so that he foams at the mouth; and only with [great] difficulty does it leave him, mauling and bruising him as it leaves.
• Mark 9:20They brought the boy to Him. When the [demonic] spirit saw Him, immediately it threw the boy into a convulsion, and falling to the ground he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth.
• Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.
• Job 16:9His wrath has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with his teeth; My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be angered, He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death]; The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.
• Matthew 8:12while the sons and heirs of the kingdom [the descendants of Abraham who will not recognize Me as Messiah] will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place [which is farthest removed from the kingdom] there will be weeping [in sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [in distress and anger].”
• Acts 7:54Now when they heard this [accusation and understood its implication], they were cut to the heart, and they began grinding their teeth [in rage] at him.
• Mark 9:28When He had gone indoors, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”
• Mark 11:23I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will].
• 2 Kings 4:29Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins (prepare now!) and take my staff in your hand, and go [to the woman’s house]; if you meet any man [along the way], do not greet him and if a man greets you, do not [stop to] answer him; and lay my staff on the face of the boy [as soon as you reach the house].”
• Matthew 17:16And I brought him to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”
• Luke 9:40I begged Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”

Commentaries on Mark 9:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Pineth away - By these continual torments; so he was not only deaf and dumb, but sorely tortured besides.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:14-21. Mark 9:14 Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In his absence they had taken occasion to attempt to perplex and confound his followers. Mark 9:15 Were greatly amazed - Were astonished and surprised at his sudden appearance among them. Saluted him - Received him with the customary marks of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 The father of the suffering youth reflected on the want of power in the disciples; but Christ will have him reckon the disappointment to the want of faith. Very much is promised to our believing. If thou canst believe, it is possible that thy hard heart may be softened, thy spiritual diseases may be cured; and, weak as thou art, thou mayest be able to hold out to the end. Those that complain of unbelief, must look up to Christ for grace to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18These symptoms are often associated with epilepsy (a medical condition that can cause seizures; see Matthew 17:15). But Mark emphasizes that the cause of the child's problem was a demon (Mark 9:17–18, 25–26, 28). The disciples' failure to heal the child emphasizes the effect of the power of Jesus (9:25–26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him; and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away--rather, "becomes withered," "dried up," or "paralyzed"; as the same word is everywhere else rendered in the New Testament. Some additional particulars are given by Luke, and by our Evangelist below. "Lo," says he in Lu 9:39, "a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly [or…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:18

• Demons
• Doubting
• Epilepsy
• Faith
• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Teeth

In the dictionaries

• Daemoniac
• Foam
• Gnash
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Corruption
• Criticism of the Bible
• Deaf

Commentaries on Mark 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings