Mar 9:19 | NETfull | STEP | 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.”

Mark 9:19

19 He answered them, ^{▼▼ Grk “And answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the phrasing of the sentence was modified slightly to make it clearer in English.} “You ^{▼▼ Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (ō), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”} unbelieving ^{▼▼ Or “faithless.”} ^{▼▼ The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.} generation! How much longer ^{▼▼ Grk “how long.”} must I be with you? How much longer must I endure ^{▼▼ Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.} you? ^{▼▼ The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.} Bring him to me.”