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Matthew 17:15

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.

KJV

καὶ λέγων· κύριε, ἐλέησόν μου τὸν υἱόν, ὅτι σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει· πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει εἰς τὸ πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ.

Greek NT

Et obtuli eum discipulis tuis, et non potuerunt curare eum.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κακῶς
kakos
adverb · 16×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πάσχω
pascho
verb · 41×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
πολλάκις
pollakis
adverb · 18×
πῦρ
pur
noun · 71×
σεληνιάζομαι
seleniazomai
verb · 2×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐλεέω
eleeo
verb · 31×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὕδωρ
udor
noun · 76×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: πάσχει | NIV/RP: πάσχει | WH/Treg: ἔχει
  • πάσχειSBLGNT
  • πάσχειReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ἔχειWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

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  • Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
  • Matt 15:22 — And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.