Matthew 17:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.”
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““Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and saying, `Sir, deal kindly with my son, for he is lunatic, and doth suffer miserably, for often he doth fall into the fire, and often into the water,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 17:15 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
- Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
- Matthew 8:31So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
- Matthew 15:22And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
- Mark 5:4Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
- Mark 5:22A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
- Mark 9:17Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
- 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.
- Luke 6:18They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
- Luke 9:38Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
- John 4:46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).