Mark 9:23 to. eiv du,nh| {B}

The extreme compression of the sentence has given trouble to copyists. Not seeing that in to. eiv du,nh| Jesus is repeating the words of the father in order to challenge them, 16 a variety of witnesses have inserted pisteu/sai, which has the effect of changing the subject of the verb “can” from Jesus to the father. As a result the to, now seemed more awkward than ever, and many of these witnesses omit it.


16 Ver. Mark 9:22 “… if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us.” (23) And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can!’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”

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