# Mark 9.18

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 16. And he asked them, <span class="rl-speech">What question ye with them?</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able.</span>**
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> 19. And he answereth them and saith, <span class="rl-speech">O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.</span> 20. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. (Mark 9:16-20, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 16. He asked the scribes, <span class="rl-speech">“What are you asking them?”</span> 17. One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
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> **18. and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”**
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> 19. He answered him, <span class="rl-speech">“Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”</span> 20. They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth. (Mark 9:16-20, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 16. And he asked the scribes, <span class="rl-speech">What question ye with them? <sup>with them: or, among yourselves</sup></span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">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. <sup>teareth: or, dasheth him</sup></span>**
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> 19. He answereth him, and saith, <span class="rl-speech">O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.</span> 20. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. (Mark 9:16-20, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And he questioned the scribes, 'What dispute ye with them?'</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">and one out of the multitude answering said, 'Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.'</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And he answering him, said, 'O generation unbelieving, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I suffer you? bring him unto me;'</span> 20. and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing, foaming. (Mark 9:16-20, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Demonic Activity is Just Medical Conditions Defeater](/codex/demonic-activity-is-just-medical-conditions-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Authority to Cast Out Demons](/codex/authority-to-cast-out-demons/), via [Mark 9.14-29](/codex/mark-9-14-29/)
- [Demons](/codex/demons/), via [Mark 9.14-29](/codex/mark-9-14-29/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 9](/codex/mark-9/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1140 - daimonion](/codex/g1140-daimonion/), via [Mark 9.14-29](/codex/mark-9-14-29/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.