Mark
Mark 9:22–24
22“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.”
23“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
24Immediately the boy’s father cried out,c “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
Footnotes
- c 9:24 BYZ and TR cried out with tears
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Mark 9:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It often throws | ἔβαλεν | ebalen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| fire | πῦρ | pyr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| water | ὕδατα | hydata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5204 water |
| trying | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| to kill | ἀπολέσῃ | apolesē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| But | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| if | εἴ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| You can | δύνῃ | dynē | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| anything | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| have compassion | σπλαγχνισθεὶς | splanchnistheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4697 I have pity on |
| on | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| help | βοήθησον | boēthēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G997 I come to the rescue of |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Mark 9:23
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| You can | δύνῃ | dynē | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| echoed | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| All things | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| are possible | δυνατὰ | dynata | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1415 powerful, able, possible |
| to him who | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| believes | πιστεύοντι | pisteuonti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
Mark 9:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediately | Εὐθὺς | Euthys | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| boy’s | παιδίου | paidiou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3813 a little child, an infant |
| father | πατὴρ | patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| cried out | κράξας | kraxas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2896 I cry aloud, shriek |
| I do believe | Πιστεύω | Pisteuō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| help | βοήθει | boēthei | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G997 I come to the rescue of |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| unbelief | ἀπιστίᾳ | apistia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G570 unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 9:22 Mark 1:40–42 · Matthew 8:2 · Mark 5:19 · Matthew 14:31 · Matthew 15:22–28 · Matthew 20:34
Mark 9:23 John 11:40 · Hebrews 11:6 · Matthew 17:20 · Mark 11:23 · Matthew 21:21–22 · Luke 17:6 · 2 Chronicles 20:20 · John 4:48–50 · Acts 14:9
Mark 9:24 Luke 17:5 · Hebrews 12:2 · Ephesians 2:8 · 2 Thessalonians 1:11 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Psalm 126:5 · Philippians 1:29 · 2 Corinthians 2:4 · Acts 10:31 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Psalm 39:12 · 2 Kings 20:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.