Matthew 17:15
ContextNET © | 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. |
NIV © | "Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. |
NASB © | "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. |
NLT © | "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. |
MSG © | "Master, have mercy on my son. He goes out of his mind and suffers terribly, falling into seizures. Frequently he is pitched into the fire, other times into the river. |
BBE © | Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water. |
NRSV © | and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; he often falls into the fire and often into the water. |
NKJV © | "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. |
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NET © | 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. |
NET © Notes |
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). |