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Mark 9:18

And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

KJV

καὶ ὅπου ἐὰν αὐτὸν καταλάβῃ ῥήσσει, καὶ ἀφρίζει καὶ τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας καὶ ξηραίνεται· καὶ εἶπα τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου ἵνα αὐτὸ ἐκβάλωσιν, καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν.

Greek NT

Qui respondens eis, dixit : O generatio incredula, quamdiu apud vos ero ? quamdiu vos patiar ? afferte illum ad me.

Vulgate

and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able.

ASV

Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καταλαμβάνω
katalambano
verb · 17×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
ξηραίνω
xeraino
verb · 15×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τρίζω
trizo
verb · 1×
ἀφρίζω
aphrizo
verb · 2×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
verb · 80×
ἰσχύω
ischuo
verb · 28×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὀδούς
odous
noun · 12×
o
article · 19778×
ὅπου
opou
adverb · 82×
ῥήγνυμι
regnumi
verb · 7×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἐὰν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐὰν | RP: ἂν
  • ἐὰνSBLGNT
  • ἐὰνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἂνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ὀδόντας | WH/Treg/NIV: ὀδόντας | RP: + αὐτοῦ
  • ὀδόνταςSBLGNT
  • ὀδόνταςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + αὐτοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§649As for the Son, he effects his own Resurrection by virtue of his divine power. Jesus announces that the Son of man will have to suffer much, die, and then rise.516 Elsewhere he affirms explicitly: "I lay down my life, that I may take it again. . . I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again."517 "We believe that Jesus died and rose again."518

Cross-references

  • Luke 9:39 — And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
  • Mark 9:20 — And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
  • Mark 9:20 — And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
  • Mark 9:26 — 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.
  • Mark 9:28 — And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
  • Mark 11:23 — For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he s
  • Matt 17:16 — And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
  • Matt 17:19 — Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?