^17:15and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures²⁵ and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water. ^17:16I brought him to your disciples, but²⁶ they were not able to heal him.” ^17:17Jesus answered,²⁷ “You²⁸ unbelieving²⁹ and perverse generation! How much longer³⁰ must I be with you? How much longer must I endure³¹ you?³² Bring him here to me.”

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Footnotes

25 Grk “he is moonstruck,” possibly meaning “lunatic” (so , ), although now the term is generally regarded as referring to some sort of seizure disorder such as epilepsy (L&N 23.169; σεληνιάζομαι).
26 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
27 Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
28 Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (ō), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
29 Or “faithless.” The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.
30 Grk “how long.”
31 Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
32 The pronouns you … you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”

Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers severely, for often he falls into the fire and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.” And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

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