Matthew 17:15

Authorized (King James) Version

¹⁵Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

Matthew 17:15

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁵and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has epilepsy and suffers terribly; he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

¹⁵said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has ^(A)seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

¹⁵“^[a]Lord, have mercy on my son, because he ^(A)has seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

¹⁵and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures^[a] and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

Matthew 17:15 tn Grk “he is moonstruck,” possibly meaning “lunatic” (so NAB, NASB), although now the term is generally regarded as referring to some sort of seizure disorder such as epilepsy (L&N 23.169; BDAG 919 s.v. σεληνιάζομαι).

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