Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he said;
Montgomery New Testament
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?"
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 And they brought him unto him. And as soon as the spirit saw him, he tare him. And he fell down on the ground, wallowing and foaming. 21 And he asked his father, "How long is it ago, since this hath happened him?" And he said, "Of a child. 22 And often times casteth him into the fire, and also into the water, to destroy him. But if thou canst do anything, have mercy on us, and help us."
Cross References
Job 5:7
but it is man, that is born unto misery, like as the sparks fly up out of the hot coals.
Job 14:1
Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of divers miseries.
Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
Mark 5:25
And there was a certain woman, which was diseased of an issue of blood twelve years,
Luke 8:43
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years: which had spent all her substance among Physicians, neither could be helped of any:
Luke 13:16
And ought not this daughter of Abraham, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day, whom Satan hath bound lo, eighteen years?"
John 5:5-6
And a certain man was there, which had been diseased thirty eight years.
John 9:1
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth;
John 9:20-21
His father and mother answered them and said, "We know well that this is our son, and that he was born blind.
Acts 3:2
And there was a certain man halt from his mother's womb, whom they brought and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask his alms of them that entered into the temple.
Acts 4:22
For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was showed.
Acts 9:33
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years sick of the palsy.
Acts 14:8
And there sat a certain man at Lystra weak in his feet, being cripple from his mother's womb, and never walked.