Mark 9:23 (GNV)

Passage

And Iesus said vnto him, If thou canst beleeue it, al things are possible to him that beleeueth.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:21 Then he asked his father, How long time is it since he hath bin thus? And he said, Of a childe.

Mark 9:22 And oft times he casteth him into the fire, and into the water to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, helpe vs, and haue compassion vpon vs.

Mark 9:23 And Iesus said vnto him, If thou canst beleeue it, al things are possible to him that beleeueth.

Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the childe crying with teares, saide, Lord, I beleeue: helpe my vnbeliefe.

Mark 9:25 When Iesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the vncleane spirit, saying vnto him, Thou domme and deafe spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iesus", "said", "vnto", "thou", "canst", "beleeue", "things", and "possible". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iesus" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And oft times he casteth him into..." into verse 24's "And straightway the father of the childe...", so "iesus" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "iesus" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.