Mark 9:21

Mark 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

Context of Mark 9:21

19He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.” 20So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. “How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father. “From childhood,” he said. 22“And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’? Everything is possible for the one who believes.”

Mark 9:21 word by word

καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ· πόσος χρόνος ἐστὶν ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν αὐτῷ; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἐκ παιδιόθεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• How longπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
• is itεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• agoχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• sinceὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Of a childπαιδιόθενpaidiothen · from childhoodG3812

Cross-references for Mark 9:21

• Mark 5:25Now a woman suffering from bleeding for twelve years
• Job 5:7But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
• Job 14:1Anyone born of woman is short of days and full of trouble.
• Psalms 51:5Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
• Luke 8:43A woman suffering from bleeding for twelve years, who had spent all she had on doctors and yet could not be healed by any,
• Luke 13:16Satan has bound this woman, a daughter of Abraham, for eighteen years — shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”
• John 5:5One man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
• John 9:1As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth.
• Acts 3:2A man who was lame from birth was being carried there. He was placed each day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so that he could beg from those entering the temple.
• Acts 4:22For this sign of healing had been performed on a man over forty years old.
• Acts 9:33There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.
• Acts 14:8In Lystra a man was sitting who was without strength in his feet, had never walked, and had been lame from birth.

Commentaries on Mark 9:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:14-21. Mark 9:14 Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In his absence they had taken occasion to attempt to perplex and confound his followers. Mark 9:15 Were greatly amazed - Were astonished and surprised at his sudden appearance among them. Saluted him - Received him with the customary marks of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 The father of the suffering youth reflected on the want of power in the disciples; but Christ will have him reckon the disappointment to the want of faith. Very much is promised to our believing. If thou canst believe, it is possible that thy hard heart may be softened, thy spiritual diseases may be cured; and, weak as thou art, thou mayest be able to hold out to the end. Those that complain of unbelief, must look up to Christ for grace to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22The demon’s activity had been taking place since he was a little boy, and the demon had tried to kill the child in various ways. If You can: The father’s request shows that his faith had become weak (9:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child, &c.--Having told briefly the affecting features of the case, the poor father, half dispirited by the failure of the disciples and the aggravated virulence of the malady itself in presence of their Master, yet encouraged too by what he had heard of Christ, by the severe rebuke He had given to His disciples for not having faith enough to cure the boy, and by…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:21

• Demons
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• Jesus, the Christ
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Mark 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings