Mark 9:24

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Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said,“I believe; help my unbelief!”

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  • Eph 2:8 : 8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
  • Phil 1:29 : 29 For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,
  • 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 Thanksgiving We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
  • 2 Thess 1:11 : 11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,
  • 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
  • Luke 17:5 : 5 The apostles said to the Lord,“Increase our faith!”
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • 2 Cor 2:4 : 4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
  • 2 Kgs 20:5 : 5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people:‘This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David has said:“I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. The day after tomorrow you will go up to the LORD’s temple.
  • Ps 39:12 : 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am a foreign resident with you, a temporary settler, just as all my ancestors were.
  • Ps 126:5 : 5 Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
  • Jer 14:17 : 17 Lament over Present Destruction and Threat of More to Come“Tell these people this, Jeremiah:‘My eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing. For my people, my dear children, have suffered a crushing blow. They have suffered a serious wound.
  • Luke 7:38 : 38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
  • Luke 7:44 : 44 Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon,“Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
  • Heb 5:7 : 7 During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
  • Heb 12:17 : 17 For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.
  • Acts 10:19 : 19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 9:17-23
    7 verses
    83%

    17 A member of the crowd said to him,“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

    18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”

    19 He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”

    20 So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

    21 Jesus asked his father,“How long has this been happening to him?” And he said,“From childhood.

    22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

    23 Then Jesus said to him,“‘If you are able?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”

  • Mark 9:25-29
    5 verses
    75%

    25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

    26 It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said,“He is dead!”

    27 But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.

    28 Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

    29 He told them,“This kind can come out only by prayer.”

  • Luke 9:38-42
    5 verses
    75%

    38 Then a man from the crowd cried out,“Teacher, I beg you to look at my son– he is my only child!

    39 A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.

    40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”

    41 Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”

    42 As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

  • 38 He said,“Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

  • John 9:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35 The Man’s Response to Jesus Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him,“Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

    36 The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”

  • 73%

    14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

    15 and said,“Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

    16 I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.”

    17 Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”

    18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

    19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

  • Matt 9:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them,“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him,“Yes, Lord.”

    29 Then he touched their eyes saying,“Let it be done for you according to your faith.”

  • John 4:47-50
    4 verses
    72%

    47 When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

    48 So Jesus said to him,“Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!”

    49 “Sir,” the official said to him,“come down before my child dies.”

    50 Jesus told him,“Go home; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and set off for home.

  • 36 But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue leader,“Do not be afraid; just believe.”

  • 50 But when Jesus heard this, he told him,“Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

  • 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

  • Mark 1:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!”

    26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

  • 25 But she came and bowed down before him and said,“Lord, help me!”

  • 7 Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”

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    40 So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

    41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”

    42 Jesus said to him,“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”

  • 53 Then the father realized that it was the very time Jesus had said to him,“Your son will live,” and he himself believed along with his entire household.

  • 38 So he called out,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

  • 34 Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh,“Ephphatha”(that is,“Be opened”).

  • 51 Then Jesus said to him,“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied,“Rabbi, let me see again.”

  • 18 Restoration and Healing As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said,“My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”

  • 47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

  • 23 He asked him urgently,“My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”

  • 6 “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”