Mark 9:22
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
σπλαγχνίζομαι
The deepest word in the Greek New Testament for compassion. It comes from the word for intestines — the ancients believed deep emotion was felt in the gut. When the father sees his son coming from a great way off, he is moved in his depths. He does not wait. He runs. That is the Father's heart toward you.
πῦρ
fire
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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δύναμαι
You are able to do,
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ὕδωρ
waters
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ὕδωρ
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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τὶς
anything
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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πολλάκις
often
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πολλάκις
many times, i.e. frequently
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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