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Mark 9:17
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;
Mark 9:17 · Bible in Basic English
Mark 9:17 in other translations
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
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In context
14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.
15 And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.
16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?
17 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;
18 And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able.
19 And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.
20 And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.
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