Mark 9:17 (YLT)

Passage

and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

Nearby Context

Mark 9:15 and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

Mark 9:16 And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

Mark 9:17 and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

Mark 9:18 and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.'

Mark 9:19 And he answering him, said, `O generation unbelieving, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I suffer you? bring him unto me;'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "multitude", "answering", "said", "teacher", "brought", "thee", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "multitude", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And he questioned the scribes What dispute..." into verse 18's "and wherever it doth seize him it...", so "Spirit" and "multitude" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "multitude" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.