Mark 9:18

And answering them, he said: “O unbelieving generation, how long must I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him to me.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17And whenever it takes hold of him, it throws him down, and he foams and gnashes with his teeth, and he becomes unconscious. And I asked your disciples to cast him out, and they could not.”

19And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit disturbed him. And having been thrown to the ground, he rolled around foaming.

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Cross References

Job 16:9My wrinkles bear witness against me, and a liar rises up against my face, contradicting me.

Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 17:16Then Jesus responded by saying: “What an unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me.”

Mark 9:20And he questioned his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” But he said: “From infancy.

Mark 9:28And he said to them, “This kind is able to be expelled by nothing other than prayer and fasting.”

Luke 9:39And behold, a spirit takes hold of him, and he suddenly cries out, and it throws him down and convulses him, so that he foams. And though it tears him apart, it leaves him only with difficulty.

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:15-30

The Expulsion of an Evil Spirit. 14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his… Read the whole commentary →

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