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The Boy with a Demon

Matthew 17:14

In 9 translations

BSB
When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
KJV
¶ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
WEB
When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
ASV
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying,
LSV
And when they came to the multitude, there came to Him a man, kneeling down to Him,
YLT
And when they came unto the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him,
DBY
And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling on his knees before him, and saying,
DRC
And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying: Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffereth much: for he falleth often into the fire, and often into the water.
GNV
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certaine man, and fell downe at his feete,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read αὐτὸν (“[to] Him”); Textus Receptus read αὐτῷ (“to Him”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτῶν (“they”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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

  • SBLGNT: ἐλθόντων. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐλθόντων; Robinson–Pierpont add αὐτῶν.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ ἐλθόντων πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν
RP2018
Καὶ ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον, προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον, προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτῷ
SCR1894
και ελθοντων αυτων προς τον οχλον προσηλθεν αυτω ανθρωπος γονυπετων αυτω

Who and where

◆ Healing a Boy with a Demon

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 9:14–29When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him. “What are you disputing…
  • Mark 1:40Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  • Mark 10:17As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  • Acts 10:25–26As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him. But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
  • Luke 9:37–43The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd. Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child. A spirit keeps seizing him,…
  • Matthew 17:14–19When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him…

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

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 17:14a in some Bibles
  • 17:14-15 in some Bibles

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