Mark 9:14-29 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.… In a hundred ways he tears them, and throws them down; he stops their intelligent speech, and sends them wallowing and foaming in sin. None but Jesus can do helpless sinners good. Even disciples fail. No priest can offer sufficient sacrifice; no man can redeem his brother. "Bring him unto Me!" Faith is in every case of instrumental usefulness positively indispensable. There are times when Christ Himself will do no mighty works because of unbelief. "O faithless generation!" How quickly this explains the coldness and backwardness of the churches. When faith is feeble, what faith there is may well be employed in securing more faith. "Help mine unbelief." Pray to the "Lord," even if the word be not in this verse; and pray "with tears" too! (C. S. Robinson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.WEB: Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. |
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