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And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Mark 9:18 — KJV
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Mark 9:18
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Mark 9:18
Verse 18 of 50
Commentary
Commentary on Mark 9:18
Theological / DevotionalPineth away. Gr. xeraind, “to dry up,” or “to wither.” In James 1:11 xeraind is used of the withering of grass. Perhaps the father is here describing the progressive worsening of the boy’s physical condition, or he may be describing a stage of seizure in which the boy’s body stiffened.
They could not. Textual evidence may also be cited (cf. p. 146) for adding the words “cast him out.” Compare the disciples’ experience with that of Gehazi (see 2 Kings 4:31).
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