Mark 9 · Verse 16

Mark 9:16

And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
Mark 9:16, King James Version

Mark 9:16 in other translations

BSB“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
WEBHe asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”
ASVAnd he asked them, What question ye with them?
YLTAnd he questioned the scribes, ‘What dispute ye with them?'
DARBYAnd he asked them, What do ye question with them about?
BBEAnd he said, What are you questioning them about?
WebsterAnd he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

What does Mark 9:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?--Ere they had time to reply, the father of the boy, whose case had occasioned the dispute, himself steps forward and answers the question; telling a piteous tale of deafness, and dumbness, and fits of epilepsy--ending with this, that the disciples, though entreated, could not perform the cure.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 16. What question ye? What is the subject of your inquiry or debate with the disciples?

(1) "question ye" or, "among yourselves"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 9:14-29

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…

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Mark 9:16 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenHe askedG1905
αὐτούςautousthoseG846
γραμματεῖς·grammateisscribes:G1122
τίtiWhatG5101
συζητεῖτεsuzēteiteare you disputingG4802
πρὸςproswithG4314
αὐτούς;¶autousthem?G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 9:16

  • Luke 5:30-32

    But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  • Mark 8:11

    And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
What.
8:11; Lu 5:30-32
with them. or, among yourselves.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 9:15

    And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

  • Mark 9:16

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

  • Mark 9:17

    And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

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Mark 9:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y preguntóles: ¿Qué disputáis con ellos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il les interrogea, disant: De quoi disputez-vous avec eux?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er fragte sie: Worüber streitet ihr euch mit ihnen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et respondens unus de turba, dixit: Magister, attuli filium meum ad te habentem spiritum mutum: