Mark 9:20
So they brought him to Jesus. When the evil spirit saw Jesus it immediately sent the boy into convulsions and threw him on the ground, where he rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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21“How long has he had this?” Jesus asked the boy's father. “Since he was small,” the father replied.
Cross References
Job 1:10You have blessed everything he does. His flocks and herds have increased so much they fill the whole land!
Mark 1:26The evil spirit screamed, threw the man into convulsions, and came out of him.
Mark 9:18Whenever he has a seizure it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and he becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out of him, but they couldn't do it.”
Luke 4:35Jesus interrupted him, saying. “Be quiet!” Then he ordered the demon, “Come out of him!” Throwing him to the ground right before them, the demon left the man without injuring him.
Luke 9:42Even as the boy came over, the demon sent him into convulsions, throwing him to the ground. But Jesus intervened, rebuking the evil spirit and healing the boy, and then gave him back to his father.
1 Peter 5:8Be responsible, and stay alert. The devil, your enemy, is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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 →