Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 9:22 - 9:22

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 9:22 - 9:22


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22. ὕδατα. The plur. may mean pools and streams. We are not to think of suicidal mania; a convulsion near fire or water often nearly proved fatal. To understand this of feverish alternations of heat and shivering is unnatural.

εἴ τι δύνῃ. When he left home, the father was confident that Jesus could heal his son; but the disciples’ failure has weakened his trust in the Master’s power. Syr-Sin. has “as much as thou canst do.”