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Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, "I believe. Help my unbelief!"
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Honest Faith is Enough
Commentators like John Calvin and Albert Barnes highlight that the father's cry is a model of honest prayer. He doesn't pretend his faith is perfect; he acknowledges both his belief and his doubt. Scholars explain this is a universal experience, as our faith is never flawless. God graciously accepts our small, struggling faith and meets us where we are, showing that an honest plea is not rejected but answered.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Said with tears. The man felt the implied rebuke in the Savior's language. And feeling grieved that he should be thought destitute of fait…
Cried out (κραξας). Loud outcry and at once (ευθυς). The later manuscripts have "with tears" (μετα δακρυων), not in the older docu…
19th Century
Anglican
And straightway the father of the child . . .—The whole verse is peculiar to St. Mark. The better MSS. omit “with tears.” The answer of th…
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Baptist
If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, …
16th Century
Protestant
Lord, I believe. He declares that he believes, and yet acknowledges himself to have unbelief. These two statements may a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And straightway the father of the child cried out As soon as ever he found it was put upon his faith, and that the i…
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