Mark 9:16

He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

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WEBBE

He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

BSB

“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.

KJV

And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

ASV

And he asked them, What question ye with them?

BBE

And he said, What are you questioning them about?

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἐπηρώτησεν epērōtēsen He asked G1905 αὐτούς autous those G846 γραμματεῖς grammateis scribes G1122 τί ti What G5101 συζητεῖτε suzēteite are you disputing G4802 πρὸς pros with G4314 αὐτούς;¶ autous them G846

The early church

But there is no peace for man under the sun; envy is ever slaying the little ones, and lightnings strike the tops of the great mountains. Of all those who run to the Church, some as the multitudes come in faith to learn, others, as the Scribes, with envy and pride. It goes on, And straightway all the people, when they beheld Jesus, were greatly amazed, and feared. Now it was the people, and not the disciples, who on seeing Him were amazed and feared, for there is no fear in love; fear belongs to servants, amazement to fools. It goes on: And he asked them, What question ye with them. Why does the Lord put this question? That confession may produce salvation, and the murmuring of our hearts may be appeased by religious words.
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–29

The father of the suffering youth reflected on the want of power in the disciples; but Christ will have him reckon the disappointment to the want of faith. Very much is promised to our believing. If thou canst believe, it is possible that thy hard heart may be softened, thy spiritual diseases may be cured; and, weak as thou art, thou mayest be able to hold out to the end. Those that complain of unbelief, must look up to Christ for grace to help them against it, and his grace will be sufficient for them. Whom Christ cures, he cures effectually. But Satan is unwilling to be driven from those that have been long his slaves, and, when he cannot deceive or destroy the sinner, he will cause him all the terror that he can. The disciples must not think to do their work always with the same ease; some services call for more than ordinary pains.

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