Mark 9:17
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to you my son, which has a dumb spirit;
American King James Version (AKJV)
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to you my son, which has a dumb spirit;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;
Webster's Revision
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
World English Bible
One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
English Revised Version (ERV)
And one of the multitude answered him, Master, I brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Clarke's Mark 9:17 Bible Commentary
A dumb spirit - That is, a demon who afflicted those in whom it dwelt with an incapacity of speaking. The spirit itself could not be either deaf or dumb. These are accidents that belong only to organized animate bodies. See this case explained, Matthew 17:14 (note), etc.
Barnes's Mark 9:17 Bible Commentary
A dumb spirit - A spirit which deprived his son of the power of speaking.
Wesley's Mark 9:17 Bible Commentary
9:17 And one of the multitude answering - The scribes gave no answer to our Lord's question. They did not care to repeat what they had said to his disciples. A dumb spirit - A spirit that takes his speech from him.
