And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Parallel translations
- WEB One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
- BSB Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
- NKJV Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit.
- NASB And one person from the crowd answered Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, because he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak;
- NLT One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk.
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Quick answer
A father explains he brought his son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. A desperate parent's plea sets the scene.
Overview
The father turns from the disputing scribes to Jesus himself, recognizing him as the true source of help. His description of his afflicted son reveals deep suffering caused by an oppressive spirit. The account shows the reality of spiritual bondage and the father's hope that Jesus can deliver where others failed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
- Luke 11:14And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
- Luke 9:38And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
- Mark 10:13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
- Matt 17:15Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
- Mark 7:26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
- John 4:47When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
- Mark 5:23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
- Matt 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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