Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?"
New American Standard Bible
And He asked his father,
King James Version
And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
Holman Bible
“From childhood,” he said.
International Standard Version
Then Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" He said, "Since he was a child.
A Conservative Version
And he questioned his father, How much time is it since this has happened to him? And he said, From childhood.
American Standard Version
And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.
Amplified
Jesus asked his father,
An Understandable Version
Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he answered, "Since he was a small child.
Anderson New Testament
And he asked his father: How long is it since this came upon him? He replied: From childhood.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus questioning the father said, How long has he been like this? And he said, From a child.
Common New Testament
And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" And he said, "From childhood.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus then asked the father, how long is it since this befel him? from his infancy, said the father.
Darby Translation
And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;
Godbey New Testament
And He asked his father, How long is it since this occurred to him? And he said, from childhood:
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" And he said,
John Wesley New Testament
And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? And he said, From a little child.
Julia Smith Translation
And he asked his father, How long is it that this has been to him? And he said, From childhood.
King James 2000
And he asked his father, How long ago is it since this came unto him? And he said, Since childhood.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, "From childhood.
Modern King James verseion
And He asked his father, How long ago has it been since this came to him? And he said, From childhood.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he asked his father, "How long is it ago, since this hath happened him?" And he said, "Of a child.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he said;
NET Bible
Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
New Heart English Bible
He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.
Noyes New Testament
And he asked his father, How long hath it been thus with him? And he said, From a child;
Sawyer New Testament
And he asked his father, How long a time is it since this came upon him? And he said, From a little child;
The Emphasized Bible
And he questioned his father - How long a time, is it, that, this, hath befallen him? and he said - From childhood;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he asked his father, For how long a time hath this been the case with him? And he replied, From his infancy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"How long has he been like this?" Jesus asked the boy's father.
Webster
And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? and he said, From a child.
Weymouth New Testament
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From early childhood," he said;
Williams New Testament
Then He asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" He answered, "From his childhood;
World English Bible
He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.
Worrell New Testament
And He asked his father, "How long a time is it since this has befallen him?" And he said, "From a child.
Worsley New Testament
And He asked his father, How long is it since this befel him? And he said, From a child.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he questioned his father, 'How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, 'From childhood,
Themes
Diseases » Other diseases mentioned » Chronic
Faith » Trial of » The disciples » Inability » Cast out » Evil spirit
intercession » Additional instances of » Parents, for their epileptic son
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » The epileptic boy healed
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a demoniac (near caesarea philippi)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Heals the epileptic boy
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 9:21
Prayers for Mark 9:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Demon-Possessed Boy Healed
20 So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. 21 Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" 22 "From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
Cross References
Mark 5:25
Now there was a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years,
Luke 8:43
And a woman who for twelve years had had a hemorrhage, and had spent on doctors all that she had, but none had cured her,
Luke 13:16
"and this woman, who is the daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound these eighteen years, ought she not have been loosened from bondage, though the day be the Sabbath?"
John 5:5-6
And there was one man there for thirty-eight years in his infirmity.
John 9:1
Now as he was passing along he saw a man, blind from birth.
John 9:20-21
Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
Acts 3:2
when a man lame from his birth was carried along, who was wont to be laid each day near the gate of the Temple called the Beautiful Gate, to ask alms of those who were going into the Temple.
Acts 4:22
For the man on whom this miracle of healing had been wrought was over forty years old.
Acts 9:33
Here he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, a paralytic.
Acts 14:8
Now at Lystra there used to sit a certain man, lame in his feet, a cripple from birth, who had never walked.