NET Bible
"A member of the crowd said to him,“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute."
— Mark 9:17, NET Bible
“And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;”
“And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit; ”
“One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;”
“Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him: and he foameth and gnasheth with the teeth and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out: and they could not.”
“And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;”
“And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;”
The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.
When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.
He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”
A member of the crowd said to him,“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.
Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”
He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.