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Mark 9:22

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.

KJV

καὶ πολλάκις καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸν ἔβαλεν καὶ εἰς ὕδατα, ἵνα ἀπολέσῃ αὐτόν· ἀλλὰ εἴ τι δύνῃ, βοήθησον ἡμῖν σπλαγχνισθεὶς ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς.

Greek NT

Jesus autem ait illi : Si potes credere, omnia possibilia sunt credenti.

Vulgate

And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.

ASV

And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βάλλω
ballo
verb · 125×
βοηθέω
boetheo
verb · 8×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πολλάκις
pollakis
adverb · 18×
πῦρ
pur
noun · 71×
σπλαγχνίζομαι
splagchnizomai
verb · 12×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀπόλλυμι
apollumi
verb · 90×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὕδωρ
udor
noun · 76×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸν | WH/NIV: καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸν | Treg: αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς πῦρ | RP: αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρ
  • καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸνSBLGNT
  • καὶ εἰς πῦρ αὐτὸνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς πῦρTregelles
  • αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δύνῃ | WH/Treg/NIV: δύνῃ | RP: δύνασαι
  • δύνῃSBLGNT
  • δύνῃWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δύνασαιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§649As for the Son, he effects his own Resurrection by virtue of his divine power. Jesus announces that the Son of man will have to suffer much, die, and then rise.516 Elsewhere he affirms explicitly: "I lay down my life, that I may take it again. . . I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again."517 "We believe that Jesus died and rose again."518
2. And not for this only does He call him Elias everywhere, but to signify His perfect agreement with the Old Testament, and that this advent too is according to prophecy. Wherefore also He adds again, He came, and they knew him not, but have done unto him all things whatsoever they listed. Matthew 17:12 What means, all things whatsoever they listed? They cast him into prison, …

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 18:28 — And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
  • Luke 5:12 — And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  • Luke 17:13 — And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
  • Mark 1:40 — And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  • Mark 8:2 — I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
  • Matt 8:2 — And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  • Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
  • Matt 14:14 — And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
  • Matt 15:25 — Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
  • Matt 15:32 — Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, le