Discovery BoxMatthew 17:14-18 
Context17:14 When 1 they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him, 17:15 and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures 2 and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water. 17:16 I brought him to your disciples, but 3 they were not able to heal him.” 17:17 Jesus answered, 4 “You 5 unbelieving 6 and perverse generation! How much longer 7 must I be with you? How much longer must I endure 8 you? 9 Bring him here to me.” 17:18 Then 10 Jesus rebuked 11 the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.
Mark 9:14-27
Context9:14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law 12 arguing with them. 9:15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran 13 at once and greeted him. 9:16 He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 9:17 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 14 they were not able to do so.” 15 9:19 He answered them, 16 “You 17 unbelieving 18 generation! How much longer 19 must I be with you? How much longer must I endure 20 you? 21 Bring him to me.” 9:20 So they brought the boy 22 to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He 23 fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 9:21 Jesus 24 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.” 9:23 Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’ 25 All things are possible for the one who believes.” 9:24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked 26 the unclean spirit, 27 saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 9:26 It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy 28 looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He is dead!” 9:27 But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.
Luke 9:37-43
Context9:37 Now on 29 the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 9:38 Then 30 a man from the crowd cried out, 31 “Teacher, I beg you to look at 32 my son – he is my only child! 9:39 A 33 spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; 34 it throws him into convulsions 35 and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing 36 him severely. 9:40 I 37 begged 38 your disciples to cast it out, but 39 they could not do so.” 40 9:41 Jesus answered, 41 “You 42 unbelieving 43 and perverse generation! How much longer 44 must I be with you and endure 45 you? 46 Bring your son here.” 9:42 As 47 the boy 48 was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground 49 and shook him with convulsions. 50 But Jesus rebuked 51 the unclean 52 spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 9:43 Then 53 they were all astonished at the mighty power 54 of God.
But while the entire crowd 55 was amazed at everything Jesus 56 was doing, he said to his disciples,
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
2 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).
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
4 tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
5 tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
6 tn Or “faithless.”
sn The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.
7 tn Grk “how long.”
8 tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
9 sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
11 tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
12 tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
13 tn Grk The participle προστρέχοντες (prostrecontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.
14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
15 tn The words “to do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.
16 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.
17 tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
18 tn Or “faithless.”
sn The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.
19 tn Grk “how long.”
20 tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
21 sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
22 tn Grk “him.”
23 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
24 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
25 tc Most
26 tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
27 sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.
28 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the boy) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
29 tn 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.
30 tn 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 (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
31 tn Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
32 tn This verb means “to have regard for”; see Luke 1:48.
33 tn 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 (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
34 tn The Greek here is slightly ambiguous; the subject of the verb “screams” could be either the son or the spirit.
35 sn The reaction is like an epileptic fit (see L&N 14.27). See the parallel in Matt 17:14-20.
36 tn 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.
37 tn 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.
38 sn Note the repetition of the verb from v. 38, an indication of the father’s desperation.
39 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
40 tn The words “do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.
41 tn 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.
42 tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
43 tn Or “faithless.”
sn The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.
44 tn Grk “how long.”
45 tn Or “and put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
46 sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
47 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
48 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the boy) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
49 sn At this point the boy was thrown down in another convulsion by the demon. See L&N 23.168.
50 tn See L&N 23.167-68, where the second verb συσπαράσσω (susparassw) is taken to mean the violent shaking associated with the convulsions, thus the translation here “and shook him with convulsions.”
51 tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
52 sn This is a reference to an evil spirit. See Luke 4:33.
53 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the response at the conclusion of the account.
54 sn The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38.
55 tn Grk “all”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
56 tc Most
tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some
