Mark 9:23 (KJV)

Passage

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

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.

Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Mark 9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And ofttimes it hath cast him into..." into verse 24's "And straightway the father of the child...", so "all things" and "believeth" 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 "all things" and "believeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.