What does Mark 9:23 mean?

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark 9:23, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Mark 9:21-25

  1. 21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
  2. 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
  3. 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
  4. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
  5. 25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

9:23 Jesus challenged the man to believe in the power of God—Anything is possible if a person believes (see 11:22-24), while lack of faith can hinder God’s saving activity (see 6:5).

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About the book of Mark

Author
anonymous; early tradition credits John Mark, who heard Peter
When
c. AD 55 to 70
Period
Vida de Jesus, c. 5 a.C. a 33 d.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

In the Mercy Bible Atlas (in Portuguese)

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