New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 9:17-22

17And oneεἷςheisG1520personfrom the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I broughtἤνεγκαēnegkaG5342You my sonυἱόνhuionG5207,because he hasἔχονταechontaG2192a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151that makes himunableG216toG216speakG216;

18andwheneverὅπουhopouG3699it seizesκαταλάβῃ,katalabēG2638him, it slamsG4486him toG4486theG4486groundG4486,and he foamsἀφρίζειaphrizeiG875at the mouthand grindsτρίζειtrizeiG5149his teethὀδόνταςodontasG3599and becomes stiffξηραίνεται.xērainetaiG3583.And I toldG3004Your disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101soG2443thatG2443they would castἐκβάλωσιν,ekbalōsinG1544it outG1544,but they couldἴσχυσαν.¶ischusanG2480not do it.”

19And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them and saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“OὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστος,apistosG571generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you? HowG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I putG430upG430with you? BringφέρετεphereteG5342him to Me!”

20And they broughtἤνεγκανēnegkanG5342the boy to Him. WhenG2532he sawG3708Him, the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151immediatelyG2117threwG4952him intoG4952convulsionsσυνεσπάραξενsunesparaxenG4952,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 killἀπολέσῃapolesēG622him. But ifεἴeiG1487You canδύνῃ,dunēG1410do anythingτιtiG5100,takeG4697pityG4697on us and helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997us!”

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