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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy.

Context of Mark 9:21

19“You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” 20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. 22“It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” 23“ ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for 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 5:25And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.
• Job 5:7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
• Job 14:1“Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble.
• Psalms 51:5Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
• Luke 8:43And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.
• Luke 13:16Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
• John 5:5One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
• John 9:1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
• Acts 3:2Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
• Acts 4:22For the man who was miraculously healed was 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 there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked.

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

In the dictionaries

• Daemoniac
• Foam
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle
• Mark, the Gospel According to

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