Mar 9:19 | NET2full | 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, ^{▼▼tn Grk “And answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokritheis) is redundant, but the phrasing of the sentence was modified slightly to make it clearer in English.} “You ^{▼▼tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (ō), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”} unbelieving ^{▼▼tn Or “faithless.”} ^{▼▼sn The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 20; Isa 59:8.} generation! How much longer ^{▼▼tn Grk “how long.”} must I be with you? How much longer must I endure ^{▼▼tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.} you? ^{▼▼sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.} Bring him to me.”