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George Lamsa Translation
Mark 9:15
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When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran to greet him.
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, & running to him, saluted him.
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him.
Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.
But as soon as the crowd saw Jesus, the people were surprised and ran to welcome him.
Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Jesus, they were startled and began running up to greet Him.
Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.
And immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed. And as they ran up, they were greeting Him.
As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
The crowd was really surprised to see Jesus, and everyone hurried over to greet him.
As soon as the crowd saw him, they were surprised and ran out to greet him.
And immediately all the crowd seeing him were amazed, and running to [him], saluted him.
When the people saw Jesus, they were very surprised and ran to welcome him.
And straightway all the people, when they behelde him, were amased, and ranne to him, and saluted him.
When the people saw Jesus, they were greatly surprised, and ran to him and greeted him.
And immediately the whole crowd, when they saw him, were amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.
And at once all the crowd seeing Him were greatly amazed. And running up, they greeted Him.
And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.
Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
The whole crowd was very surprised to see Jesushim">[fn] and ran to welcome him.
And immediately all the crowd saw him, and wondered, and ran to salute him.
And immediately the multitude saw him, and were surprised: and they ran and saluted him.
And strayghtway all the people, whe they behelde hym, were amased, & ran to hym, and saluted hym.
And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
And straightway all the multitude seeing him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, saluted him.
Immediately the whole multitude on beholding Him were astonished and awe-struck, and yet they ran forward and greeted Him.
And anoon al the puple seynge Jhesu, was astonyed, and thei dredden; and thei rennynge gretten hym.
And right away all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And immediately all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to [him], saluted him.
When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.
Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him.
When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him.
The people saw Jesus and were surprised and ran to greet Him.
When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him.
And, straightway, all the multitude, seeing him, were greatly amazed, and, running near, began saluting him.
(9-14) And presently all the people, seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear: and running to him, they saluted him.
And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.
And streyght waye all the people when they behelde him were amased and ran to him and saluted him.
and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.
And as soone as the people sawe, they were astonnyed, and ranne vnto him, and saluted him.
as soon as they saw him, they were over-joyed, and ran to salute him.
As soon as they spotted Jesus, they ran to say hello to him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
were: Mark 9:2, Mark 9:3, Exodus 34:30
Reciprocal: Daniel 7:28 - but
Cross-References
And God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
And with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every wild beast of the earth with you; with all that come out of the ark, and with every beast of the earth.
And you shall put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial to the children of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
That you may know therefore that the LORD your God, he is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with those that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
And he said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no one like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath, who keepeth covenant and mercy with thy servants who walk before thee in truth with all their heart and with all their soul;
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the holy God, who keepest covenant and truth, let there not be hidden from before thee all the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings, upon our princes, upon our priests, and upon our prophets, and upon our fathers, and upon all the people, since the day of the kings of Assyria to this day.
And he remembered his covenant, and pitied them, and led them according to the multitude of his mercies.
Do not be angry, for thy names sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory; remember, do not nullify thy covenant with us.
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish with you an everlasting covenant.
He has shown mercy to our fathers, and he has remembered his holy covenants;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him,.... As soon as ever they saw him, to many of whom, especially those that followed him out of Galilee, he was personally known.
Were greatly amazed; either that he should come at that juncture, to assist and relieve his disciples, when the Scribes were triumphing over them, as some think; or rather, as others, on account of that remaining lustre and glory which was on his countenance, through his transfiguration, and not yet wholly gone off; like that which was on the face of Moses, when he came down from Mount Sinai:
and running to him, saluted him; wishing him all peace and prosperity, expressing their great joy at his coming to them; which was very desirable by them, and exceedingly pleasing to them, and especially at this time, as both their words and gesture showed.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:14-21.
Mark 9:14
Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In his absence they had taken occasion to attempt to perplex and confound his followers.
Mark 9:15
Were greatly amazed - Were astonished and surprised at his sudden appearance among them.
Saluted him - Received him with the customary marks of affection and respect. It is probable that this was not by any “formal” manner of salutation, but by the “rush” of the multitude, and by hailing him as the Messiah.
Mark 9:16
What question ye? - What is the subject of your inquiry or debate with the disciples?
Mark 9:17
A dumb spirit - A spirit which deprived his son of the power of speaking.
Mark 9:18
And wheresoever - In whatever place - at home or abroad, alone or in public.
He teareth him - He rends, distracts, or throws him into convulsions.
He foameth - At the mouth, like a mad animal. Among us these would all be considered as marks of violent derangement or madness.
And pineth away - Becomes thin, haggard, and emaciated. This was the effect of the violence of his struggles, and perhaps of the want of food.
Mark 9:22
If thou canst do any thing - I have brought him to the disciples, and they could not help him. If thou canst do anything, have compassion.
Mark 9:23
If thou canst believe - This was an answer to the request, and there was a reference in the answer to the “doubt” in the man’s mind about the power of Jesus. “I” can help him. If thou” canst believe,” it shall be done. Jesus here demanded “faith” or confidence in his power of healing. His design here is to show the man that the difficulty in the case was not in the want of “power” on his part, but in the want of “faith” in the man; in other words, to rebuke him for having “doubted” at all whether he “could” heal him. So he demands faith of every sinner that comes to him, and none that come without “confidence” in him can obtain the blessing.
All things are possible to him that believeth - All things can be effected or accomplished - to wit, by God - in favor of him that believes, and if thou canst believe, this will be done. God will do nothing in our favor without faith. It is right that we should have confidence in him; and if we “have” confidence, it is easy for him to help us, and he willingly does it. In our weakness, then, we should go to God our Saviour; and though we have no strength, yet “he” can aid us, and he will make all things easy for us.
Mark 9:24
Said with tears - The man felt the implied rebuke in the Saviour’s language; and feeling grieved that he should be thought to be destitute of faith, and feeling deeply for the welfare of his afflicted son, he wept. Nothing can be more touching or natural than this. An anxious father, distressed at the condition of his son, having applied to the disciples in vain, now coming to the Saviour; and not having full confidence that he had the proper qualification to be aided, he wept. Any man would have wept in his condition, nor would the Saviour turn the weeping suppliant away.
I believe - I have faith. I do put confidence in thee, though I know that my faith is not as strong as it should be.
Lord - This word here signifies merely “master,” or “sir,” as it does often in the New Testament. We have no evidence that he had any knowledge of the divine nature of the Saviour, and he applied the word, probably, as he would have done to any other teacher or worker of miracles.
Help thou mine unbelief - Supply thou the defects of my faith. Give me strength and grace to put “entire” confidence in thee. Everyone who comes to the Saviour for help has need of offering this prayer. In our unbelief and our doubts we need his aid, nor shall we ever put sufficient reliance on him without his gracious help.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 9:15. Were greatly amazed — Probably, because he came so unexpectedly; but the cause of this amazement is not self-evident.
