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Mark 9

Mark 9:26

The Boy with an Evil Spirit · Mark 9:14–29
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Translations

Modern
After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
Traditional
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Literal
And having cried out, and having thrown him into many convulsions, it came out. And he became as if dead, so as for many to say that he was dead.
Latin
Et exclamans, et multum discerpens eum, exiit ab eo, et factus est sicut mortuus, ita ut multi dicerent: Quia mortuus est.

Original

Greek
English
After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”

Notes

Mark 9:26–27

The demon reacted with great force. This showed how powerful the demon was and how much greater Jesus was (compare 1:25–26; 5:15).

Mark 9:14–29

This 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).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 17:14–18 Luke 9:37–42

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Demon-Possession Epilepsy, Epileptic Mark, Gospel of Muteness Son of Man

Topics

Children: Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Healing of Demons: The Epileptic Boy Doubting: Exemplified Faith: Trial of by Their Inability to Cast out the Evil Spirit from the Epileptic Boy Intercession: Additional Instances of Parents, for Their Epileptic Son Jesus, the Christ: Heals a Demoniac (Near Caesarea Philippi) Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of The Epileptic Boy Healed Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Heals the Epileptic Boy Mute) Dumb (Deafness: Miraculous Healing of, by Jesus