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

19Jesus replied, ‘You people today still do not believe in God. I have been with you for a long time and still you do not believe. It is difficult for me to be patient with you. Bring the boy to me.’ 20So the people brought the boy to Jesus. When the bad spirit saw Jesus, it immediately caused the boy's body to shake strongly. The boy fell onto the ground and he rolled about. Water was coming from his mouth. Jesus asked the boy's father, ‘How long has he been like this?’ ‘He has been like this since he was a small boy,’ the father replied. 22‘Often the spirit has caused him to fall into the fire or into water. It is trying to kill him. Please be kind to us. If you can do anything, help us!’ 23Jesus said to the father, ‘You should not say, “If you can do anything.” Everything is possible for those people who believe.’

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 5:25There was a sick woman who had lost blood for 12 years.
• Job 5:7But trouble comes to everyone, as soon as they are born. It is as certain as smoke that rises from a fire.
• Job 14:1Everyone that a woman gives birth to lives only for a short time. The days of his life are full of trouble.
• Psalms 51:5Yes, even from the day I was born I have done bad things. I have always been guilty of sin.
• Luke 8:43There was a sick woman in the crowd who had lost blood for 12 years. She had paid all her money to doctors and now she had no money. But nobody could help her to become well again.
• Luke 13:16Now look at this woman. She belongs to the family of Abraham. But a bad spirit from the Devil has made her ill for 18 years. It is like he has tied her up. So it must be right to make her free on our day of rest.’
• John 5:5One man who was lying there had been ill for 38 years.
• John 9:1While Jesus was walking along, he saw a certain man. This man had been blind since he was born.
• Acts 3:2There was a man who could not walk. He had never been able to walk. Every day, his friends put him at the gate of the temple. It was called the Beautiful Gate. As people were going in through the gate, the man asked them for money. His friends were carrying him there when Peter and John arrived.
• Acts 4:22The man who became well because of this miracle was more than 40 years old.
• Acts 9:33In Lydda, he met a man called Aeneas. Aeneas could not move his arms or his legs. He lay on his mat all the time. He had been on his mat for eight years.
• Acts 14:8There was a man who lived in Lystra. His feet had been weak since he was born. So he had never been able to walk.

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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• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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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