MARK 9:17 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
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ULT And one from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, having a mute spirit.

UST A man in the large group of people replied, “Instructor, I came here to you with my son so that you would heal him. A demon controls him and keeps him from speaking.

BSB Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit [that makes him] mute.

MSB Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit [that makes him] mute.

BLB And one out of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought to You my son, having a mute spirit;

AICNT And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a mute spirit.

OEB ‘Teacher,’ answered a man in the crowd, ‘I brought my son to see you, as he has a spirit in him that makes him mute;

WEBBE One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

WMBB One of the multitude answered, “Rabbi, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

NET A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

LSV And one out of the multitude answering said, “Teacher, I brought my son to You, having a mute spirit;

FBV One of the people in the crowd answered, “Rabbi, I brought my son to you. He has an evil spirit that prevents him speaking.

TCNT One man from among the crowd [fn]answered, “Teacher, I brought yoʋ my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.

9:17 answered ¦ answered him CT

T4T A man in the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son here in order that you would heal him. There is an evil spirit in him that makes him unable to talk.

LEB And one individual from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought to you my son who has _⌊a spirit that makes him mute_⌋.[fn]

9:17 Literally “a mute spirit”

BBE And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;

Moff A man from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit,

Wymth "Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him;

ASV And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;

DRA Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with the teeth, and pineth away; and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

YLT and one out of the multitude answering said, 'Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

Drby And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;

RV And one of the multitude answered him, Master, I brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
(And one of the multitude answered him, Master, I brought unto thee/you my son, which hath/has a dumb spirit; )

SLT And one from the crowd having answered, said, Teacher, I have brought my son to thee, having a speechless spirit.

Wbstr And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;

KJB-1769 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
(And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee/you my son, which hath/has a dumb spirit; )

KJB-1611 And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master, I haue broughe vnto thee my son, which hath a dumbe spirit:
(And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master, I have broughe unto thee/you my son, which hath/has a dumb spirit:)

Bshps And one of the companie aunswered, & sayde: Maister, I haue brought vnto thee my sonne, whiche hath a dumbe spirite:
(And one of the company answered, and said: Master, I have brought unto thee/you my son, which hath/has a dumb spirit:)

Gnva And one of the companie answered, and said, Master, I haue brought my sonne vnto thee, which hath a dumme spirit:
(And one of the company answered, and said, Master, I have brought my son unto thee/you, which hath/has a dumb spirit: )

Cvdl And one of the people answered, and sayde: Master, I haue brought vnto the my sonne, which hath a domme sprete:
(And one of the people answered, and said: Master, I have brought unto the my son, which hath/has a domme spirit:)

TNT And one of the companye answered and sayde: Master I have brought my sonne vnto the which hath a dome spirite.
(And one of the company answered and said: Master I have brought my son unto the which hath/has a dome spirit. )

Wycl he hurtlith hym doun, and he fometh, and betith togidir with teeth, and wexith drye. And Y seide to thi disciplis, that thei schulden caste hym out, and thei myyten not.
(he hurtlith him down, and he fometh, and betith together with teeth, and wexith dry. And I said to thy/your disciples, that they should cast/threw him out, and they might not.)

Luth Einer aber aus dem Volk antwortete und sprach: Meister, ich habe meinen Sohn hergebracht zu dir, der hat einen sprachlosen Geist;
(One but out_of to_him people replied and spoke: master, I have my son traditional to/for you/to_you(sg), the/of_the has a spokelosen spirit;)

ClVg qui ubicumque eum apprehenderit, allidit illum, et spumat, et stridet dentibus, et arescit: et dixi discipulis tuis ut ejicerent illum, et non potuerunt.[fn]
(who/which ubicumque him apprehenderit, allidit him, and spumat, and stridet teeth, and arescit: and I_said students yours as to_throw_outnt him, and not/no they_could. )

9.17 Et dixi discipulis. Latenter culpam obliquat in discipulos, cum sæpe curatio non curantium, sed curandorum impediatur vitio.

9.17 And I_said students. Latenter guilt obliquat in/into/on disciples, when/with often caretio not/no carentium, but carendorum impediatur spoil/with_fault.

UGNT καὶ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ εἷς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου, Διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρὸς σέ, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον;
(kai apekrithaʸ autōi heis ek tou oⱪlou, Didaskale, aʸnegka ton huion mou pros se, eⱪonta pneuma alalon;)

SBL-GNT καὶ ⸂ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ εἷς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου⸃· Διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρὸς σέ, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον·
(kai ⸂apekrithaʸ autōi heis ek tou oⱪlou⸃; Didaskale, aʸnegka ton huion mou pros se, eⱪonta pneuma alalon;)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἷς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου εἶπεν, Διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρός σε, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον.
(Kai apokritheis heis ek tou oⱪlou eipen, Didaskale, aʸnegka ton huion mou pros se, eⱪonta pneuma alalon.)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]ἀποκριθεὶς εἷς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου εἶπε, Διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρός σε, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον.
(Kai apokritheis heis ek tou oⱪlou eipe, Didaskale, aʸnegka ton huion mou pros se, eⱪonta pneuma alalon. )

9:17 αποκριθεις εις εκ του οχλου ειπε ¦ απεκριθη αυτω εις εκ του οχλου CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:14–29: Jesus expelled an evil spirit from a boy

Earlier Jesus had given power to his twelve disciples to cast out demons and heal sick people. The disciples divided into groups of two and went and did those things (6:7–13). But here, when Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, and John, he saw the other disciples arguing with the teachers of the Jewish law. They were arguing because the disciples were not able to make an evil spirit leave a man’s son.

When the evil spirit saw Jesus, it took control of the boy. Then Jesus caused the evil spirit to leave him. A large crowd of people was there and saw all these things.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Healing of a Boy with an Evil Spirit (NIV)

A boy was freed from an evil spirit

The Disciples’ Failure to Heal (NET)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 17:14–21 and Luke 9:37–43.

9:17a

Someone in the crowd replied,

A man answered him from the crowd, (NJB)

Someone in the crowd replied: This person was somewhere in the crowd that had run to greet Jesus.

9:17b

“Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.

“Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has an evil spirit in him and is not able to speak.
“Sir/Teacher, an evil spirit has possessed my son. It prevents him from talking. So I brought him here to you.

Teacher: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Teacher was a polite title for a Jewish religious leader. It was a title of respect for a Jewish man who had authority to teach the things about God. In some languages the appropriate way to address a religious teacher may be:

Sir Teacher

Sir

Master

Be careful not to use a term that can refer only to a school teacher.

This same word occurs in 4:38c.

I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute: It might be more natural in your language to reorder this sentence to have the background information first. For example:

My son is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. I brought him to you.

The son’s condition is also the implied reason why the man brought him to Jesus. In some languages it may be more natural to make this reason explicit. For example:

I brought my son to you, because he is possessed by an evil spirit that has made him mute.

I brought You my son: The father brought his son to Jesus.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

I brought my son to you (RSV)

I came with my son to you.

son: The word son here probably refers to a boy who was less than thirteen years old and more than three years old. If your language has a term with that meaning, you could use it here.

who has a spirit that makes him mute: This expression indicates that the spirit controlled the boy and caused him to be unable to speak.

Here are some other ways to translate this expression:

A demon keeps him from talking. (CEV)

he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak (NRSV)

He has an evil spirit in him that stops him from talking. (NCV)

has a spirit: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as has a spirit is literally “having a spirit.” This phrase indicates that an evil spirit controlled the boy’s thoughts and actions.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

has an evil spirit in him (GNT)

possessed by a spirit (NIV)

on whom an evil spirit had fastened

on whom an evil spirit was riding

Use an expression that is natural in your language to refer to an evil spirit controlling a person. A similar phrase occurs in 7:25a.

a spirit: The Greek word that the BSB translates as spirit refers to a spirit that is evil and can control people’s actions. Here the word spirit refers to the same type of spirit as the Greek terms that are often translated as “evil spirit,” “unclean spirit,” and “demon.”

Here are some other ways to translate spirit:

Use a general term in your language that refers to a spirit that is evil and can control people.
Use a specific term in your language that refers to a certain type of spirit. This spirit should be able to do what is described in this context. Do not use a term that refers to the spirit of a dead person.
Use a descriptive phrase. For example:
an evil/bad spirit
an unclean spirit Be sure that an expression like “unclean spirit” does not imply that the spirit is literally dirty.

See how you translated “unclean spirit” in 1:23a. See also evil spirit in the Glossary for more information.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρὸς σέ, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον

˱I˲_brought (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ εἱς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου Διδάσκαλε ἤνεγκα τόν υἱόν μού πρός σέ ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον)

Here the man implies that he brought his son so that Jesus would cast out the demon and heal his son. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [I brought my son to you, having a mute spirit, so that you could cast the spirit out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον

having ˓a˒_spirit mute

Here the man mean that his son was possessed or controlled by a mute spirit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [being possessed by a mute spirit] or [because a mute spirit possesses him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πνεῦμα ἄλαλον

˓a˒_spirit mute

Here the man implies that the spirit makes his son mute, that is, unable to speak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [a spirit that makes him mute]

Parallel MARK 9:17

Section 9:14–29: Jesus expelled an evil spirit from a boy

9:17a

9:17b