New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 9:14-29

14When they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064backto the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,they sawG3708a largeπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793aroundπερὶperiG4012them, and somescribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122arguingσυζητοῦνταςsuzētountasG4802with them.

15ImmediatelyG2117,when the entireπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793sawG3708Him, they wereamazedἐξεθαμβήθησανexethambēthēsanG1568and beganrunningπροστρέχοντεςprostrechontesG4370up to greetἠσπάζοντοēspazontoG782Him.

16And He askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,“WhatτίtiG5101are you discussingσυζητεῖτεsuzēteiteG4802with them?”

17And oneεἷςheisG1520of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I broughtἤνεγκαēnegkaG5342You my sonυἱόνhuionG5207,possessedἔχονταechontaG2192with a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151which makes him muteἄλαλον.alalonG216;

18andwheneverὅπουhopouG3699it seizesκαταλάβῃ,katalabēG2638him, itslamsῥήσσειrhēsseiG4486him to the groundand he foamsἀφρίζειaphrizeiG875at the mouth,and grindsτρίζειtrizeiG5149his teethὀδόνταςodontasG3599andstiffensξηραίνεται.xērainetaiG3583out. I toldG3004Your disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to castἐκβάλωσιν,ekbalōsinG1544it out, and they couldἴσχυσαν.¶ischusanG2480not do it.”

19And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them and saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“OὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστος,apistosG571generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you? HowG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I putἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430up with you? BringφέρετεphereteG5342him to Me!”

20They broughtἤνεγκανēnegkanG5342the boy to Him. WhenG2532he sawG3708Him, immediatelyG2117the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151threwG4952him into a convulsionσυνεσπάραξενsunesparaxenG4952,and fallingπεσὼνpesōnG4098to the groundγῆςgēsG1093, he beganrollingG2947aroundG2947and foamingἀφρίζων.aphrizōnG875at the mouth.

21And He askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905his fatherπατέραpateraG3962,“HowπόσοςpososG4214longχρόνοςchronosG5550has thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778beenἐστὶνestinG1510happeningγέγονενgegonenG1096to him?”And he saidG3004, “From childhoodπαιδιόθεν.paidiothenG3812.

22It has oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178thrownἔβαλενebalenG906him bothG2532into the fireπῦρpurG4442and into the waterὕδαταhudataG5204to destroyἀπολέσῃapolesēG622him. But ifεἴeiG1487You canδύνῃ,dunēG1410do anythingτιtiG5100,takeG4697pityG4697on us and helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997us!”

23And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“‘IfεἰeiG1487You canδύνῃdunēG1410?’AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415to him who believesπιστεύοντι.pisteuontiG4100.”

24ImmediatelyG2117the boy’sπαιδίουpaidiouG3813fatherπατὴρpatērG3962criedκράξαςkraxasG2896out and saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “I do believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100;helpβοήθειboētheiG997my unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ.¶apistiaG570.”

25When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708thata crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793wasrapidlyG1998gatheringG1998,He rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to it,“You deafκωφὸνkōphonG2974and muteἄλαλονalalonG216spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151, IcommandἐπιτάσσωepitassōG2004you, comeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out of him and do not enterεἰσέλθῃςeiselthēsG1525himagainμηκέτιmēketiG3371.”

26After cryingκράξαςkraxasG2896out and throwingG4682him into terribleπολλὰpollaG4183convulsionsσπαράξαςsparaxasG4682,it cameἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831out; and the boybecameἐγένετοegenetoG1096so muchG5616likeG5616a corpseνεκρὸςnekrosG3498that mostπολλοὺςpollousG4183of themsaidλέγεινlegeinG3004, “He is deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599!”

27But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902him by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495and raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him; and he gotἀνέστη.¶anestēG450up.

28When He cameεἰσελθόντοςeiselthontosG1525into thehouseοἶκονoikonG3624,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganquestioningἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905Him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398, “WhyG3739 G5101couldἠδυνήθημενēdunēthēmenG1410we not driveἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinG1544it out?”

29And He saidG3004to them,“ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778kindγένοςgenosG1085cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3762comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out by anythingG3762but prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.”

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