Mark 9:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.””

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BSBPD

“After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and having cried, and rent him much, it came forth, and he became as dead, so that many said that he was dead,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 9:26 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 5:23Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”
  2. Mark 1:26At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
  3. Mark 9:18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
  4. Mark 9:20So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
  5. Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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