Matthew 17:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁵ “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Lord, do pity and have mercy on my son, for he has epilepsy (is moonstruck) and he suffers terribly; for frequently he falls into the fire and many times into the water.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ saying, “Lord, show mercy to my son. He is epileptic and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire or the water.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to cure him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

Matthew 17:15 Cross References

Job 2:7

So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and afflicted Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Matthew 15:22

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.”

Matthew 17:16

And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.”

Matthew 4:24

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.

Luke 6:18

and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

John 18:2

Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with his disciples.