{"id":10008,"date":"2024-08-29T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=10008"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:26:31","slug":"mark-chapter-9-jesus-heals-a-boy-possessed-by-an-impure-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=10008","title":{"rendered":"Mark Chapter 9 Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>14&nbsp;<\/sup>When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.&nbsp;<sup>15&nbsp;<\/sup>As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhat are you arguing with them about?\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>17&nbsp;<\/sup>A man in the crowd answered, \u201cTeacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.&nbsp;<sup>18&nbsp;<\/sup>Whenever 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 out the spirit, but they could not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cYou unbelieving generation,\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0Jesus replied,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201chow long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>20&nbsp;<\/sup>So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus asked the boy\u2019s father,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cHow long has he been like this?\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom childhood,\u201d he answered.&nbsp;<sup>22&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cIt has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>\u201c\u2018If you can\u2019?\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0said Jesus.\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cEverything is possible for one who believes.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>Immediately the boy\u2019s father exclaimed, \u201cI do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene,\u00a0he rebuked the impure spirit.\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cYou deaf and mute spirit,\u201d\u00a0<\/mark>he said,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cI command you, come out of him and never enter him again.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>26&nbsp;<\/sup>The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, \u201cHe\u2019s dead.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>27&nbsp;<\/sup>But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>28&nbsp;<\/sup>After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,&nbsp;\u201cWhy couldn\u2019t we drive it out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>He replied,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cThis kind can come out only by prayer.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14&nbsp;When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.&nbsp;15&nbsp;As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. 16\u00a0\u201cWhat are you arguing with them about?\u201d\u00a0he asked. 17&nbsp;A man in the crowd answered, \u201cTeacher, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10008","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mark Chapter 9 Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit &#8212; 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