Mark Chapter 9 verse 17 Holy Bible
And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
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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;
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And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;
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And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
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One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
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and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - One of the multitude answered him, Master I brought - the Greek is ἤνεγκα - unto thee my son. He brought his son, expecting to find Jesus; but failing in this, he applied to our Lord's disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they could not. St. Matthew (Matthew 17:14) says that the man came kneeling to Christ, "and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic." The word in the Greek there is σεληνιάζεται. Etymologically, no doubt, "lunatic" conveys the meaning of the word most nearly. But the graphic description here of St. Mark corresponds exactly to epilepsy, and to epilepsy acted upon by an unclean spirit, who in this instance deprived the sufferer of his speech. Lunatics were so called from the prevailing impression, not without foundation, that the light and the changes of the moon have an influence upon the body, and so act through the body upon the mind. This influence seems to be recognized in Psalm 121:6, "The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) A dumb spirit.--This, again, is peculiar to St. Mark, as is also the "gnashing of the teeth" and the "pining" or "withering" in the next verse.
