Mark 9:24 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 9:26 Then the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out, and he was as one dead, in so much that many said, He is dead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "straightway", "father", "childe", "crying", "teares", "saide", "lord", and "beleeue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "straightway" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And Iesus said vnto him If thou..." into verse 25's "When Iesus saw that the people came...", so "straightway" and "father" 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 "straightway" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.