New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 9:18-29

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!”

23But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“‘IfεἰeiG1487You canδύνῃdunēG1410?’AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415for the one who believesπιστεύοντι.pisteuontiG4100.”

24ImmediatelyG2117the boy’sπαιδίουpaidiouG3813fatherπατὴρpatērG3962criedG2896outG2896and saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “I do believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100;helpβοήθειboētheiG997my unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ.¶apistiaG570!”

25When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708thata crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793wasrapidlyG1998gatheringG1998,He rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to it,“You muteἄλαλονalalonG216and deafκωφὸνkōphonG2974spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151, IcommandἐπιτάσσωepitassōG2004you, comeἔξελθεexeltheG1831outG1831of him and do not enterεἰσέλθῃςeiselthēsG1525himagainμηκέτιmēketiG3371!”

26And after cryingG2896outG2896and throwingG4682him intoG4682terribleπολλὰpollaG4183convulsionsσπαράξαςsparaxasG4682,it cameG1831outG1831; and the boybecameἐγένετοegenetoG1096soG5620muchG5620likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616a corpseνεκρὸςnekrosG3498thatG5620mostπολλοὺςpollousG4183of themsaidλέγεινlegeinG3004, “He is deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599!”

27But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902him by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495and raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him, and he gotG450upG450.

28When He cameεἰσελθόντοςeiselthontosG1525into thehouseοἶκονoikonG3624,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganaskingἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905Him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398, “Why is itthat we couldἠδυνήθημενēdunēthēmenG1410not castἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinG1544it outG1544?”

29And He saidG3004to them,“ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778kindγένοςgenosG1085cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3762comeG1831outG1831by anythingG3762exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.”

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