^9:37Now on¹²⁵ the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. ^9:38Then¹²⁶ a man from the crowd cried out,¹²⁷ “Teacher, I beg you to look at¹²⁸ my son—he is my only child! ^9:39A¹²⁹ spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams;¹³⁰ it throws him into convulsions¹³¹ and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing¹³² him severely. ^9:40I¹³³ begged¹³⁴ your disciples to cast it out, but¹³⁵ they could not do so.”¹³⁶^9:41Jesus answered,¹³⁷ “You¹³⁸ unbelieving¹³⁹ and perverse generation! How much longer¹⁴⁰ must I be with you and endure¹⁴¹ you?¹⁴² Bring your son here.” ^9:42As¹⁴³ the boy¹⁴⁴ was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground¹⁴⁵ and shook him with convulsions.¹⁴⁶ But Jesus rebuked¹⁴⁷ the unclean¹⁴⁸ spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. ^9:43Then¹⁴⁹ they were all astonished at the mighty power¹⁵⁰ of God.

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering

But while the entire crowd¹⁵¹ was amazed at everything Jesus¹⁵² was doing, he said to his disciples,

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Footnotes

125 Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
126 Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the somewhat unexpected appearance of the man. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
127 Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
128 This verb means “to have regard for”; see Luke 1:48.
129 Grk “and behold, a.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, καί (kai) has not been translated here; instead a new sentence was started in the translation. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
130 The Greek here is slightly ambiguous; the subject of the verb “screams” could be either the son or the spirit.
131 The reaction is like an epileptic fit (see L&N 14.27). See the parallel in Matt 17:14–20.
132 Or “bruising,” or “crushing.” This verb appears to allude to the damage caused when it throws him to the ground. According to L&N 19.46 it is difficult to know from this verb precisely what the symptoms caused by the demon were, but it is clear they must have involved severe pain. The multiple details given in the account show how gruesome the condition of the boy was.
133 Grk “And I.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, καί (kai) has not been translated here; instead a new sentence was started in the translation.
134 Note the repetition of the verb from v. 38, an indication of the father’s desperation.
135 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
136 The words “do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.
137 Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “Jesus answered.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
138 Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (ō), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
139 Or “faithless.” The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.
140 Grk “how long.”
141 Or “and put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
142 The pronouns you … you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
143 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
144 Grk “he”; the referent (the boy) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
145 At this point the boy was thrown down in another convulsion by the demon. See L&N 23.168.
146 See L&N 23.167–68, where the second verb συσπαράσσω (susparassō) is taken to mean the violent shaking associated with the convulsions, thus the translation here “and shook him with convulsions.”
147 Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
148 This is a reference to an evil spirit. See Luke 4:33.
149 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the response at the conclusion of the account.
150 The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38.
151 Grk “all”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
152 Most , especially the later ones (A C W Θ Ψ 0115 f13 33 892 𝔐 al), actually supply ὁ Ἰησοῦς (ho Iēsous, “Jesus”) here. Since the earliest and best witnesses, along with many others (𝔓75 א B D L Ξ f1 579 700 1241 2542 lat), lack the name, and since scribes were unlikely to intentionally omit it, the shorter reading is preferred as the original reading. Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some have done the same.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And all were astonished at the majesty of God.

But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”

“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he’s my only child. A spirit seizes him; suddenly he shrieks, and it throws him into convulsions until he foams at the mouth; severely bruising him, it scarcely ever leaves him. I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.

While everyone was amazed at all the things he was doing, he told his disciples,

NLTNew Living Translation

The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child. An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone. I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”

Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.”

As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father. Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God’s power.

While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only son! And behold, a spirit seizes him and suddenly he screams, and it convulses him with foam and rarely withdraws from him, battering him severely. And I begged your disciples that they would expel it, and they were not able to do so.” So Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation! How long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!” And while he was still approaching, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And they were all astounded at the impressiveness of God.

But while they were all marveling at all the things that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

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