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Mark 9:18 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Mark 9:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 9 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. teareth: or, dasheth him”
Mark 9:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 9:18
The father describes his son's condition: 'wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away' (ὅπου ἐὰν αὐτὸν καταλάβῃ, ῥήσσει αὐτόν, καὶ ἀφρίζει καὶ τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας). The violent symptoms—tearing (rhēssei, ῥήσσει), foaming (aphrizei, ἀφρίζει), gnashing teeth (trizei, τρίζει), and wasting away (xērainetai, ξηραίνεται)—describe severe demonic torment. The demon's goal is destruction (v. 22 states it tried to kill the boy). This illustrates Satan's character as thief who comes 'to steal, and to kill, and to destroy' (John 10:10). The fath...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 9:18
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“and said”
“whoever may tell this mountain”
“a spirit takes him”
“and convulsed greatly”
“and they could not cure him.,And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.,,,,,,,,”
“his disciples asked him privately”
“and when he saw him”
“Gird up your waist”
“they were cut to the heart”
“and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth”