Matthew 17:15
Context17:15 and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures 1 and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.
Mark 7:25
Context7:25 Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit 2 immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
Mark 9:17-22
Context9:17 A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute. 9:18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but 3 they were not able to do so.” 4 9:19 He answered them, 5 “You 6 unbelieving 7 generation! How much longer 8 must I be with you? How much longer must I endure 9 you? 10 Bring him to me.” 9:20 So they brought the boy 11 to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He 12 fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 9:21 Jesus 13 asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 9:22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
[17:15] 1 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).
[7:25] 2 sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.
[9:18] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[9:18] 4 tn The words “to do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.
[9:19] 5 tn Grk “And answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the phrasing of the sentence was modified slightly to make it clearer in English.
[9:19] 6 tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
[9:19] 9 tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
[9:19] 10 sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
[9:20] 12 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
[9:21] 13 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.