Mark 9:24 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 9:26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "straightway", "father", "child", "cried", "said", "tears", "lord", and "believe". 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 "Jesus said unto him If thou canst..." into verse 25's "When Jesus 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.