KJV King James Version
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
WEB World English Bible
Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”
ASV American Standard Version
Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, ‘I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.’
Surrounding context — Mark 9
21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
22 And ofttimes 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.
23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, [Thou] dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26 And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
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εὐθὺςG2112 · eutheōsimmediatelyκράξαςG2896 · krazōto cryὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατὴρG3962 · patērfatherτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαιδίουG3813 · paidionchildἔλεγεν·G3004 · legōto sayπιστεύωG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)βοήθειG997 · boētheōto helpμουG3165 · memeτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπιστίᾳ.¶G570 · apistiaunbelief
Cross-references
Luke 17:5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.Hebrews 12:2Looking unto 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.Ephesians 2:8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:2 Thessalonians 1:11Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of [this] calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of [his] goodness, and the work of faith with power:2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;Psalm 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.Philippians 1:29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;2 Corinthians 2:4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.Acts 10:31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.Jeremiah 14:17Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine 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.Psalm 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I [am] a stranger with thee, [and] a sojourner, as all my fathers [were].Luke 7:44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped [them] with the hairs of her head.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 unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.2 Kings 20:5Turn again, 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 unto the house of the LORD.Luke 7:38And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment.Hebrews 12:17For ye know how 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.
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