Mark 9:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ A man answered, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. My son has a spirit \{from the devil\} inside him. This spirit stops my son from talking.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And one of the throng replied to Him, Teacher, I brought my son to You, for he has a dumb spirit.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Someone from the crowd responded, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, since he has a spirit that doesn’t allow him to speak.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And whenever it takes hold of him, it throws him down, and he foams and gnashes with his teeth, and he becomes unconscious. And I asked your disciples to cast him out, and they could not."

Mark 9:17 Cross References

Matthew 12:22

Then some people brought a man to Jesus. This man was blind and could not talk, because he had a demon {\cf2\super [167]} inside him. Jesus healed the man, and the man could talk and see.

Matthew 17:15

The man said, “Lord, be kind to my son. He has epilepsy {\cf2\super [242]} and is suffering very much. My son often falls into the fire or into the water.

Matthew 9:32

When the two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not talk because he had a demon {\cf2\super [115]} inside him.

Mark 10:13

People brought their small children to Jesus, so that Jesus could touch them. But the followers told the people to stop bringing their children to Jesus.

Mark 5:23

Jairus begged and begged Jesus. He said, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her. Then she will be healed and will live.”

Mark 7:26

The woman was not a Jew. She was Greek, born in Phoenicia, an area in Syria. The woman begged Jesus to force the demon {\cf2\super [90]} out of her daughter.

Mark 9:16

Jesus asked, “What are you arguing with the teachers of the law about?”

Mark 9:18

The spirit attacks my son and throws him on the ground. My son foams from his mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes very stiff. I asked your followers to force the evil spirit out, but they could not.”

Mark 9:25

Jesus saw that all the people were running there to see what was happening. So Jesus spoke to the evil spirit. Jesus said, “You evil spirit that makes this boy deaf and stops him from talking—I command you to come out of this boy and never enter him again!”

Luke 11:14

One time Jesus was sending a demon {\cf2\super [201]} out of a man that could not talk. When the demon came out, the man was able to speak. The people were amazed.

Luke 9:38

A man in the group shouted to Jesus, “Teacher, please come and look at my son. He is the only child I have.

John 4:47

The man heard that Jesus had come from Judea and was now in Galilee. So the man went to Jesus \{in Cana\}. He begged Jesus to come to Capernaum and heal his son. His son was almost dead.