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All things are possible for one who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, "If You are able? All things are possible to the <i>one</i> believing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things <i>are</i> possible to him that believeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things <i>are</i> possible to him who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, &#8220&#8217If You can?&#8217 All things are possible to him who believes.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “‘If You can!’ All things are possible to him who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “[You say to Me,] ‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes <i>and</i> trusts [in Me]!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’? Everything is possible for the one who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to him, &#8220&#8217If You can? Everything is possible to the one who believes.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "Why do you say 'if you can'? Anything is possible for someone who has faith!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "As far as possibilities go, everything is possible for the person who believes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Yes," said Jesus, "if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "'If you are able?' Everything is possible for the person who believes!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?If You can believe!? said Jesus. ?All things are possible to him who believes!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to him, "'If you are able?' All things are possible for the one who believes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "'If you can?' All things are possible to him who believes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"'If I possibly can!'" replied Jesus; "why, everything is possible to him who believes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “If you are able to believe! All things are possible to the one that is believing”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, "If You are able? All things are possible to the <i>one</i> believing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus said to him, 'If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things possible to him believing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Jesus said to him, “If you are able to believe: all things are possible to one who believes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can!’ Everything is possible to one who has faith.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “If you are able!—All things can be done for the one who believes.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, If you can believe, everything is possible to him who believes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to him, “If you are able to believe, everything is possible to the one who believes.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him: If you are able to believe, all things are possible to him that believes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, <FR>It is this, if you are able (to believe); all things are possible to him that believeth.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then said Jesus unto him, This <i>is the point</i>: if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, provided you can believe, there is nothing but what may be effected for those that believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"'If I possibly can!'" replied Jesus; "why, everything is possible to him who believes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, <FR>"'If thou canst!' All things are possible to him that believes."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, <FR>If thou canst believe, all things <Fr><i>are</i><FR> possible to him that believeth.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/9-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2891" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/9.htm">The Boy with an Evil Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: Ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">“If</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: To (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynē (V-PIM/P-2S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">You can?” </a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">echoed</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">“All things</a> <a href="/greek/1415.htm" title="1415: dynata (Adj-NNP) -- (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible.">are possible</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to him who</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuonti (V-PPA-DMS) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believes!” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">24</span>Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a></span><br />“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Luke 17:6</a></span><br />And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a></span><br />I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Matthew 21:21-22</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. / If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-40.htm">John 11:40</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-6.htm">James 1:6</a></span><br />But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20-21</a></span><br />Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />For we walk by faith, not by sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12-14</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. / And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></span><br />“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a></span><br />“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a></span><br />“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.</p><p class="hdg">If.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Mark 11:23</a></b></br> For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:20</a></b></br> And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a></b></br> And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/9-18.htm">Able</a> <a href="/mark/5-36.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/matthew/21-22.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/mark/9-19.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/mark/9-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/8-4.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Possibly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/9-28.htm">Able</a> <a href="/mark/9-24.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/mark/16-16.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/mark/9-42.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/mark/9-24.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/10-27.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/luke/3-15.htm">Possibly</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-1.htm">Jesus is transfigured.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-11.htm">He instructs his disciples concerning the coming of Elijah;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-14.htm">casts forth a deaf and mute spirit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-30.htm">foretells his death and resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-33.htm">exhorts his disciples to humility;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-38.htm">bidding them not to prohibit such as are not against them, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-42.htm">nor to give offense to any of the faithful.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“If You can?” echoed Jesus.</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' response to the father's request for healing his son. The father had expressed doubt about Jesus' ability to heal, which is why Jesus echoes his words back to him. This moment underscores the importance of faith in Jesus' ministry. In the cultural context of the time, miracles were often seen as acts of divine intervention, and faith was a crucial component in experiencing such acts. Jesus' response challenges the father to move beyond doubt and embrace faith. This echoes the broader biblical theme that faith is essential for experiencing God's power, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a>, which states that without faith, it is impossible to please God.<p><b>“All things are possible to him who believes!”</b><br>This statement by Jesus emphasizes the limitless potential of faith. In the biblical context, faith is not merely intellectual assent but a deep trust in God's power and goodness. This teaching is consistent with other scriptural passages, such as <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a>, where Jesus says that faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. Theologically, this phrase points to the omnipotence of God and the believer's access to that power through faith. Historically, this teaching would have been radical, as it shifted the focus from human limitations to divine possibilities. It also foreshadows the greater works that believers would do through faith in Jesus, as mentioned in <a href="/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12</a>. This phrase serves as a call to believers to trust in God's ability to work beyond human understanding and circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to a father's plea for healing his demon-possessed son. His response emphasizes faith and belief.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>A desperate parent seeking healing for his son, he initially expresses doubt in Jesus' ability to heal, which prompts Jesus' response.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_demon-possessed_boy.htm">The Demon-Possessed Boy</a></b><br>The boy is afflicted by a spirit that causes him great harm, and his condition is the catalyst for the father's plea and Jesus' teaching on faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Earlier in the chapter, they were unable to cast out the demon, which sets the stage for Jesus' teaching on faith and prayer.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>Witnesses to the event, they are part of the larger account where Jesus demonstrates His power and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_belief.htm">The Power of Belief</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes that belief is the key to unlocking divine possibilities. Our faith should be rooted in the understanding of God's omnipotence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_overcomes_doubt.htm">Faith Overcomes Doubt</a></b><br>The father's initial doubt is met with Jesus' challenge to believe. This teaches us that faith requires us to overcome our uncertainties and trust in God's power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The disciples' inability to cast out the demon highlights the necessity of relying on God's strength rather than our own abilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_faith.htm">Prayer and Faith</a></b><br>Jesus' later explanation that this kind of demon can only come out by prayer (<a href="/mark/9-29.htm">Mark 9:29</a>) underscores the connection between faith and a prayerful life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Belief is not passive; it requires action. We are called to live out our faith through obedience and trust in God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_belief_make_all_things_possible.htm">Can belief make all things possible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'help_my_unbelief'_mean.htm">What does "I believe; help my unbelief" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_catholic_charismatic_movement.htm">Can belief make all things possible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_make_everything_possible.htm">Can God make all things possible for men?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">If thou canst believe.</span>--The better MSS. omit the word "believe," and the sentence without it is taken as expressing the sadness of surprise. Our Lord repeats the half-believing, half-despairing words of the father in a tone of sadness, <span class= "ital">If thou canst</span>. . . . Was this the way in which a man should speak who came to Him as a Healer? Such a one had to learn the great primary lesson that "all things were possible to him that believeth," that the secret of previous failure lay, in part at least, in his own want of faith, as well as in that of the scribes and disciples who had tried their arts of exorcism in vain.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23, 24.</span> - The most approved reading here is, not <span class="greek">Αἴ δύνασαι πιστεῦσαι</span>, but simply <span class="greek">Αἴ δύνασαι</span>, So that the English rendering is<span class="cmt_word">, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth</span>. Our Lord takes up the father's words. It is as though he said, "Thou sayest to me, 'If thou canst do anything!' Ah, that 'If thou canst!' All things are possible to him that believeth." In other words, our Lord said to him, "Believe in me, and your child shall be healed." It was right that Christ should demand faith in himself; for it was not fitting that he should confer his special benefits on those who disbelieved or doubted about him - that he should thrust his blessings on those who were unworthy of them. The answer of the father is touching and beautiful. Greatly agitated, he cried out and said (we might well suppose (<span class="greek">μετὰ δακρύων</span> "with tears," although the weight of evidence is against this addition being retained in the text), I believe; help thou mine unbelief. It is as though he said," I do believe; but my faith is weak. Do thou, therefore, increase and strengthen it; so that whatever there is in me of doubt or remaining unbelief may be taken away, and I may be counted worthy to obtain from thee this blessing for my son." Nor can we doubt that Christ heard a prayer so humble and so fervent, and took away from him the last remains of doubt and unbelief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/9-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“If</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(Ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You can?”</span><br /><span class="grk">δύνῃ</span> <span class="translit">(dynē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">echoed</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“All things</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are possible</span><br /><span class="grk">δυνατὰ</span> <span class="translit">(dynata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1415.htm">Strong's 1415: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him who</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">believes!”</span><br /><span class="grk">πιστεύοντι</span> <span class="translit">(pisteuonti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/9-23.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 9:23 Jesus said to him If you can (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/9-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 9:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 9:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/9-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 9:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 9:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>