Markus 9:23

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Jawab Yesus: "Katamu: jika Engkau dapat? Tidak ada yang mustahil bagi orang yang percaya!"

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Jawab Yesus: "Katamu: jika Engkau dapat? Tidak ada yang mustahil bagi orang yang percaya!"

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Tetapi sahut Yesus kepadanya, "Bagaimana: Kalau boleh? Segala perkara boleh jadi bagi orang yang percaya."

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ And when he came to his disciples, he sawe much people about them, and the scribes disputyng with them. ¹⁵ And strayghtway all the people, whe they behelde hym, were amased, & ran to hym, and saluted hym. ¹⁶ And he asked the scribes, what dispute ye with them? ¹⁷ And one of the companie aunswered, & sayde: Maister, I haue brought vnto thee my sonne, whiche hath a dumbe spirite: ¹⁸ And whensoeuer he taketh hym, he teareth hym, & he fometh, and gnasheth with his teeth, & pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples, that they should cast hym out, and they coulde not. ¹⁹ He aunswereth hym, and sayth: O faythlesse nation, howe long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bryng hym vnto me. ²⁰ And they brought him vnto him: And when he sawe hym, strayghtway the spirite tare hym: And he fell downe on the grounde, wallowyng and fomyng. ²¹ And he asketh his father, howe longe it is a go sence this came vnto hym? And he sayde, of a chylde. ²² And oft tymes it hath cast hym into the fire, and into the water, to destroye hym: But yf thou canst do any thyng, haue mercy on vs, and helpe vs. ²³ Iesus sayde vnto hym: this thyng yf thou cans beleue, all thynges are possible to hym that beleueth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: Mark 11:23, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Matthew 21:22, Luke 17:6, John 4:48-50, John 11:40, Acts 14:9, Hebrews 11:6

Reciprocal: Numbers 11:13 - General Daniel 6:23 - because Matthew 8:13 - and as Matthew 9:28 - Believe Matthew 14:29 - he walked Matthew 15:28 - be it Mark 1:40 - if thou Mark 5:36 - only Mark 6:5 - General Mark 11:22 - Have Luke 7:10 - General Luke 8:50 - believe John 4:50 - Go John 11:22 - that John 11:26 - Believest Romans 4:19 - being

Cross-References

Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy dayes may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee.

Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt ryse vp before the hore head, and reuerence the face of the olde man, and dreade thy God: I am the Lorde.

Romans 13:7
Geue to euery man therfore his dutie, tribute to whom tribute, custome to whom custome, feare to whom feare, honour to whom honour [belongeth.]

Galatians 6:1
Brethren, yf a man be taken in any fault, ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes, consideryng thy selfe, lest thou also be tempted.

1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father, the younger men as brethren,

1 Timothy 5:17
The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most speciallye they which labour in the worde & teachyng.

1 Timothy 5:19
Agaynst an elder receaue none accusation, but vnder two or three witnesses.

1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Loue brotherly felowship. Feare God. Honour the kyng.

1 Peter 4:8
But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe,.... As the man put an "if" on the power of Christ, Christ puts an "if" on the faith of the man; and tacitly suggests, that power was not wanting in himself, but faith in him; and should that cure not be performed, it would not be owing to any inability in him, but to his own incredulity. The Arabic version renders it, "what is this thy: saying, if thou canst do any thing?" What dost thou mean by it? Thou oughtest not to doubt of my power; there is no reason for it, after so many miracles wrought; upbraiding the man with his unbelief; and the Ethiopic version renders it thus, "because thou sayest, if thou canst": wherefore to show that power was not wanting in him, provided he had but faith, it follows,

all things are possible to him that believeth; that is, "to be done" to him, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions supply: for all things are not possible to be done by the believer himself, but all things are possible to be done for him, by God, or Christ, or the Spirit of God: thus our Lord, as he elsewhere does, ascribes that to faith, which is done by a divine power.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:14-21.

Mark 9:14

Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In his absence they had taken occasion to attempt to perplex and confound his followers.

Mark 9:15

Were greatly amazed - Were astonished and surprised at his sudden appearance among them.

Saluted him - Received him with the customary marks of affection and respect. It is probable that this was not by any “formal” manner of salutation, but by the “rush” of the multitude, and by hailing him as the Messiah.

Mark 9:16

What question ye? - What is the subject of your inquiry or debate with the disciples?

Mark 9:17

A dumb spirit - A spirit which deprived his son of the power of speaking.

Mark 9:18

And wheresoever - In whatever place - at home or abroad, alone or in public.

He teareth him - He rends, distracts, or throws him into convulsions.

He foameth - At the mouth, like a mad animal. Among us these would all be considered as marks of violent derangement or madness.

And pineth away - Becomes thin, haggard, and emaciated. This was the effect of the violence of his struggles, and perhaps of the want of food.

Mark 9:22

If thou canst do any thing - I have brought him to the disciples, and they could not help him. If thou canst do anything, have compassion.

Mark 9:23

If thou canst believe - This was an answer to the request, and there was a reference in the answer to the “doubt” in the man’s mind about the power of Jesus. “I” can help him. If thou” canst believe,” it shall be done. Jesus here demanded “faith” or confidence in his power of healing. His design here is to show the man that the difficulty in the case was not in the want of “power” on his part, but in the want of “faith” in the man; in other words, to rebuke him for having “doubted” at all whether he “could” heal him. So he demands faith of every sinner that comes to him, and none that come without “confidence” in him can obtain the blessing.

All things are possible to him that believeth - All things can be effected or accomplished - to wit, by God - in favor of him that believes, and if thou canst believe, this will be done. God will do nothing in our favor without faith. It is right that we should have confidence in him; and if we “have” confidence, it is easy for him to help us, and he willingly does it. In our weakness, then, we should go to God our Saviour; and though we have no strength, yet “he” can aid us, and he will make all things easy for us.

Mark 9:24

Said with tears - The man felt the implied rebuke in the Saviour’s language; and feeling grieved that he should be thought to be destitute of faith, and feeling deeply for the welfare of his afflicted son, he wept. Nothing can be more touching or natural than this. An anxious father, distressed at the condition of his son, having applied to the disciples in vain, now coming to the Saviour; and not having full confidence that he had the proper qualification to be aided, he wept. Any man would have wept in his condition, nor would the Saviour turn the weeping suppliant away.

I believe - I have faith. I do put confidence in thee, though I know that my faith is not as strong as it should be.

Lord - This word here signifies merely “master,” or “sir,” as it does often in the New Testament. We have no evidence that he had any knowledge of the divine nature of the Saviour, and he applied the word, probably, as he would have done to any other teacher or worker of miracles.

Help thou mine unbelief - Supply thou the defects of my faith. Give me strength and grace to put “entire” confidence in thee. Everyone who comes to the Saviour for help has need of offering this prayer. In our unbelief and our doubts we need his aid, nor shall we ever put sufficient reliance on him without his gracious help.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. If THOU canst BELIEVE] This was an answer to the inquiry above. I can furnish a sufficiency of power, if thou canst but bring faith to receive it. Why are not our souls completely healed? Why is not every demon cast out? Why are not pride, self-will, love of the world, lust, anger, peevishness, with all the other bad tempers and dispositions which constitute the mind of Satan, entirely destroyed? Alas! it is because we do not believe; Jesus is able; more, Jesus is willing; but we are not willing to give up our idols; we give not credence to his word; therefore hath sin a being in us, and dominion over us.