Cross References
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24 with. 2 Sa. 16:12, marg. 2 Ki. 20:5. Ps. 39:12; 126:5. Je. 14:17. Lu. 7:38, 44. Ac. 10:19, 31. 2 Co. 2:4. 2 Ti. 1:4. He. 5:7; 12:17.
help. Lu. 17:5. Ep. 2:8. Phi. 1:29. 2 Th. 1:3, 11. He. 12:2.
Blayney, B., Scott, T., & Torrey, R. A. with Canne, J., Browne. (n.d.). The Treasury of Scripture knowledge (Vol. 2, p. 31). Samuel Bagster and Sons.
Commentary
Jesus Casts Out the Demon (9:21–29)
Jesus graciously accepts the imperfect faith of the boy’s father and casts out the demon from the boy. Jesus teaches his disciples that prayer is the only way to cast such a demon out. Their resistance to the message of the Christ’s suffering has weakened their prayer life and thus their spiritual power.
9:24 The boy’s father latches onto Jesus’ statement that all things are possible to believers, crying out that he believes. But he is self-aware and sees that his faith is still alloyed with fear, and he asks for help with this as well.
The rest of the story shows that Jesus does not demand that a person have perfect faith before he will help them. Just like the people in the hall of fame of Faith (Heb 11), this is an imperfect man clinging imperfectly to a perfect Savior.
Mangum, D., ed. (2020). Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament (Mk 9:21–29). Lexham Press.
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