Time after Pentecost · Year B
Proper 19
September 12, 2027
Overview & Insights
"I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24)
When the disciples cannot free a boy from a spirit that throws him into convulsions, Jesus rebukes the crowd's unbelief, casts out the spirit, and tells the disciples that this kind comes out only through prayer.
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Commentary
Enduring Word: Mark 9 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Mark 9 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many conservative commentators on Mark 9.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Mark 9:14 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the healing of the boy.
StudyLight: Mark 9 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Mark 9 gathered on one passage page.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Mark Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Mark's structure and themes.
BibleProject: Gospel of Mark Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the whole Gospel of Mark's design and message.
BibleHub: Mark 9 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Mark 9.
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