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The Boy with an Evil Spirit

Mark 9:22

In 9 translations

BSB
“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
KJV
And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
WEB
Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
ASV
And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
LSV
and many times it also cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if You are able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.”
YLT
and many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou art able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.'
DBY
and often it has cast him both into fire and into waters that it might destroy him: but if thou couldst [do] anything, be moved with pity on us, and help us.
DRC9:21
And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.
GNV
And oft times he casteth him into the fire, and into the water to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, helpe vs, and haue compassion vpon vs.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include τὸ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτὸν elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of δύνῃ: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: δύνασαι.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸν; Tregelles read αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς πῦρ; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρ.
  • SBLGNT: δύνῃ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δύνῃ; Robinson–Pierpont read δύνασαι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ πολλάκις καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸν ἔβαλεν καὶ εἰς ὕδατα ἵνα ἀπολέσῃ αὐτόν· ἀλλʼ εἴ τι δύνῃ, βοήθησον ἡμῖν σπλαγχνισθεὶς ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς.
RP2018
Καὶ πολλάκις αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἔβαλεν καὶ εἰς ὕδατα, ἵνα ἀπολέσῃ αὐτόν· ἀλλ’ εἴ τι δύνασαι, βοήθησον ἡμῖν, σπλαγχνισθεὶς ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ πολλάκις αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς πῦρ ἔβαλε καὶ εἰς ὕδατα, ἵνα ἀπολέσῃ αὐτόν· ἀλλ᾿ εἴ τι δύνασαι, βοήθησον ἡμῖν, σπλαγχνισθεὶς ἐφ᾿ ἡμᾶς.
SCR1894
και πολλακις αυτον και εις πυρ εβαλεν και εις υδατα ινα απολεση αυτον αλλ ει τι δυνασαι βοηθησον ημιν σπλαγχνισθεις εφ ημας

Who and where

◆ Healing a Boy with a Demon

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 1:40–42Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately…
  • Matthew 14:31Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
  • Matthew 20:34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
  • Matthew 8:2Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  • Mark 5:19But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
  • Matthew 15:22–28And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged…
  • Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
  • Matthew 9:28After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
  • Matthew 8:8–9The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 9:21 in some Bibles
  • 9:22 in most Bibles

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