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

15When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him. 16“What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked. One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. 18And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.” 19Jesus said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• I have broughtφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• which hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• aπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• dumbἄλαλοςalalos · muteG216
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Mark 9:17

• Mark 5:23pleading fervently with him. “My little daughter is dying,” he said. “Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.”
• Mark 7:26and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia,
• Mark 10:13One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.
• Matthew 17:15“Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
• Luke 9:38A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.
• John 4:47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.
• Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!”
• Matthew 12:22Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see.
• Luke 11:14One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn’t speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. 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