Mark 9:24

Mark 9:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
• New International Version (NIV)Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”

Context of Mark 9:24

22And often it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 23Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief. 25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26And the spirit cried, and tore him violently, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead.

Mark 9:24 word by word

εὐθὺς κράξας ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ παιδίου ἔλεγεν· πιστεύω βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• tearsδάκρυ, δάκρυονdakru dakruon · teardropG1144
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• thouβοηθέωboētheō · to helpG997
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• unbeliefἀπιστίαapistia · unbeliefG570

Cross-references for Mark 9:24

• 2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.
• 2 Kings 20:5Return, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the house of the LORD.
• Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were .
• Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
• Jeremiah 14:17Therefore thou shalt say this word to them; Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
• Luke 7:38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
• Acts 10:19While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee.
• 2 Corinthians 2:4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.
• 2 Timothy 1:4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
• Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
• Hebrews 12:17For ye know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
• Luke 17:5And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
• Philippians 1:29For to you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is befitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of each one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
• Hebrews 12:2Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on Mark 9:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Lord, I believe - The word Lord is omitted by ABCDL, both the Syriac, both the Arabic later Persic, Ethiopic, Gothic, and three copies of the Itala. Griesbach leaves it out. The omission, I think, is proper, because it is evident the man did not know our Lord, and therefore could not be expected to accost him with a title expressive of that authority which he doubted whether he possessed, unless we grant that he used the word after the Roman custom, for…Read the comment
• 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. 24In desperation, the father cried out that he believed, though weakly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe: help thou mine unbelief--that is, "It is useless concealing from Thee, O Thou mysterious, mighty Healer, the unbelief that still struggles in this heart of mine; but that heart bears me witness that I do believe in Thee; and if distrust still remains, I disown it, I wrestle with it, I seek help from Thee against it." Two things are very remarkable here: First, The…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:24

• Children
• Demons
• Doubting
• Faith
• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Parents
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

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• Jesus Christ

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