Mark 9:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 But I tell you that Elijah has come and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”(A)
The Healing of a Boy with a Demon.[a] 14 When they came to the disciples,(B) they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them. 15 Immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd was utterly amazed. They ran up to him and greeted him.
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- 9:14–29 The disciples’ failure to effect a cure seems to reflect unfavorably on Jesus (Mk 9:14–18, 22). In response Jesus exposes their lack of trust in God (Mk 9:19) and scores their lack of prayer (Mk 9:29), i.e., of conscious reliance on God’s power when acting in Jesus’ name. For Matthew, see note on Mt 17:14–20. Lk 9:37–43 centers attention on Jesus’ sovereign power.
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