New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 9:17-22

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!”

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