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Mar 9:18 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

teareth him		or, dasheth him. Mar 9:26; Mat 15:22; Luk 9:39
he foameth		"As these symptoms accord very much with those of epileptic persons, some have ventured to assert that it was no real possession; but the evangelist expressly affirms that he had a ""dumb spirit"" which tare him, that our LORD charged him to ""come out of him,"" etc. Mar 9:20; Jud 1:13"
gnasheth		Job 16:9; Psa 112:10; Mat 8:12; Act 7:54
and they		Mar 9:28,29; Mar 11:23; 2Ki 4:29-31; Mat 17:16,19-21; Luk 9:40

Correlating Passages

teareth him

	Mar 9:26	And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
	Mat 15:22	And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
	Luk 9:39	And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

he foameth

	Mar 9:20	And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
	Jud 1:13	Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

gnasheth

	Job 16:9	He teareth [me] in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
	Psa 112:10	The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
	Mat 8:12	But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
	Act 7:54	When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.

and they

	Mar 9:28	And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
	Mar 9:29	And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
	Mar 11:23	For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
	2Ki 4:29	Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
	2Ki 4:30	And the mother of the child said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
	2Ki 4:31	And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
	Mat 17:16	And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
	Mat 17:19	Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
	Mat 17:20	And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
	Mat 17:21	Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
	Luk 9:40	And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

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Scott, Thomas. "Mark 9:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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