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Mark 9:19 KJV
Mark · chapter 9 · verse 19
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.Mark 9:19 · King James Version
Mark 9:19 in context
17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationgeneafathered, birth, nativity, that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family…G1074 →
- answerethapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- faithlessapistosunfaithful, faithless, , incredible, of things, unbelieving, incredulous, without trustG571 →
- sufferanechōto hold up, to hold one s self erect and firm, to sustain, to bear, to endureG430 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- bringpherōto carry, to carry some burden, to bear with one s self, to move by bearing move or, to…G5342 →
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We have here the story of Christ casting the devil out of a child, somewhat more fully related than it was in Mat 17:14, etc. Observe here, I. Christ's return to his disciples, and the perplexity he found them in.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-29