Mark 9:17

Mark 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
• New International Version (NIV)A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit.

Context of Mark 9:17

15Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him. 16And He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” And one of the crowd answered Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; 18and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it.” 19And He answered them and said, “O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!”

Mark 9:17 word by word

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ εἷς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρὸς σὲ ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον.Read the interlinear

• And oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the crowdὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• I broughtφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• You my sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• possessedἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• with a spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• which makes him muteἄλαλοςalalos · muteG216

Cross-references for Mark 9:17

• Mark 5:23and implored Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will get well and live.”
• Mark 7:26Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
• Mark 10:13And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.
• Matthew 17:15“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
• Luke 9:38And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,
• John 4:47When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
• Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.”
• Matthew 12:22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.
• Luke 11:14And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.

Commentaries on Mark 9:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17A dumb spirit - That is, a demon who afflicted those in whom it dwelt with an incapacity of speaking. The spirit itself could not be either deaf or dumb. These are accidents that belong only to organized animate bodies. See this case explained, Matthew 17:14; (note), etc.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. 14-29This is the fourth and final time Jesus drives out demons in Mark's Gospel (1:21–28; 5:1–20; 7:24–30). The disciples could not drive out the demon, so Jesus performed the exorcism. This emphasizes the need for faith (see 2:5; 5:34; 10:52). This is another example of the great healing ability of Jesus and of the failure of the disciples (8:32–33; 9:5–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son--"mine only child" (Lu 9:38). which hath a dumb spirit--a spirit whose operation had the effect of rendering his victim speechless, and deaf also (Mr 9:25). In Matthew's report of the speech (Mt 17:15), the father says "he is lunatic"; this being another and most distressing effect of the possession.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:17

• Demons
• Doubting
• Dumb (Deafness, Mute)
• Epilepsy
• Faith
• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Daemoniac
• Foam
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Dumb
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle

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