Mark 9:17-27

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher,^(A) I brought my son to you. He has a spirit^(B) that makes him unable to speak.^{(C) 18} Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”

¹⁹ He replied to them, “You unbelieving^(D) generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.” ²⁰ So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ “How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father.

“From childhood,” he said. ²² “And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy^(E) him. But if you can do anything, have compassion^(F) on us and help us.”

²³ Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’?^[a] Everything is possible^(G) for the one who believes.”^(H)

²⁴ Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

²⁵ When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked^(I) the unclean^(J) spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf^(K) spirit, I command you: Come out of him and never enter him again.”

²⁶ Then it came out, shrieking and throwing him into terrible convulsions.^(L) The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He’s dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him,^(M) and he stood up.