Mark 9:15 (YLT)

Passage

and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:13 But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.'

Mark 9:14 And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

Mark 9:15 and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

Mark 9:16 And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

Mark 9:17 and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "immediately", "multitude", "having", "seen", "amazed", "running", "near", and "saluting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "immediately" and "multitude", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And having come unto the disciples he..." into verse 16's "And he questioned the scribes What dispute...", so "immediately" and "multitude" 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 "immediately" and "multitude" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.