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Mark 9:22

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Mark 9:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 9:22

Theological / Devotional

To destroy him. The case was chronic, and therefore, from a human point of view, more difficult to deal with. In the Greek (see Matt. 17:15) the expression “sore vexed” was generally used to describe diseases which human skill had been unable to alleviate.

If thou canst. See on ch. 1:40.

Help us. The father makes the boy’s case his own (cf. Matt. 15:22, 25).

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