Charles Ellicott Commentary Mark 9:24

"Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." — Mark 9:24 (ASV)

And straightway the father of the child . . .—The whole verse is peculiar to St. Mark. The better MSS. omit “with tears.” The answer of the father shows that the conflict between faith and unfaith was still continuing; but the relative position of the two had altered for the better, and the former was beginning to prevail.