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 said to them, “You unbelieving generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me!” 20They brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into convulsions. He fell on the ground, rolled around, and foamed at the mouth. Jesus asked his father, “How long has he been like this?” The father replied, “He has been this way since he was a child. 22The demon has often thrown him into fire or into water to destroy him. If it’s possible for you, put yourself in our place, and help us!” 23Jesus said to him, “As far as possibilities go, everything is possible for the person 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 5:25In the crowd was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years.
• Job 5:7But a person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up ⌞from a fire⌟.
• Job 14:1“A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble.
• Psalms 51:5Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.
• Luke 8:43A woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years was in the crowd. No one could cure her.
• Luke 13:16Now, here is a descendant of Abraham. Satan has kept her in this condition for 18 years. Isn’t it right to free her on the day of rest—a holy day?”
• John 5:5One man, who had been sick for 38 years, was lying there.
• John 9:1As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been born blind.
• Acts 3:2At the same time, a man who had been lame from birth was being carried by some men. Every day these men would put the lame man at a gate in the temple courtyard. The gate was called Beautiful Gate. There he would beg for handouts from people going into the courtyard.
• Acts 4:22(The man who was healed by this miracle was over 40 years old.)
• Acts 9:33In Lydda Peter found a man named Aeneas who was paralyzed and confined to a cot for eight years.
• Acts 14:8A man who was born lame was in Lystra. He was always sitting because 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
• Doubting
• Epilepsy
• Faith
• 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