Mark 9:20

New American Bible - revised edition

They brought the boy to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately threw the boy into convulsions. As he fell to the ground, he began to roll around and foam at the mouth.

Cross References

Mark 1:26

The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.

Mark 9:18

Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable to do so.”

Mark 9:19

He said to them in reply, “O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him to me.”

Mark 9:21

Then he questioned his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” He replied, “Since childhood.

Mark 9:26

Shouting and throwing the boy into convulsions, it came out. He became like a corpse, which caused many to say, “He is dead!”

Luke 4:35

Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him any harm.

Luke 8:29

For he had ordered the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (It had taken hold of him many times, and he used to be bound with chains and shackles as a restraint, but he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)

Luke 9:39

For a spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams and it convulses him until he foams at the mouth; it releases him only with difficulty, wearing him out.

Luke 9:42

As he was coming forward, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion; but Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and returned him to his father.

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour.