Mark provides a series of parables in chronological order matched to the overall story of the Bible. This one is about Babel.
42 Mark 9:14
42 Mark 9:14-29
15ܘܒܪ ܫܥܬܗ ܟܠܗ ܟܢܫܐ ܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܘܬܘܗܘ ܘܪܗܛܘ ܫܐܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܗ ܀
16ܘܡܫܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܤܦܪܐ ܡܢܐ ܕܪܫܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܀
17ܘܥܢܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܟܢܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܬ ܒܪܝ ܠܘܬܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܀
18ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܕܪܟܐ ܠܗ ܚܒܛܐ ܠܗ ܘܡܪܥܬ ܘܡܚܪܩ ܫܢܘܗܝ ܘܝܒܫ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܝܟ ܕܢܦܩܘܢܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܀
19ܥܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܘܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܐܤܝܒܪܟܘܢ ܐܝܬܐܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܀
20ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܬܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܪ ܫܥܬܗ ܚܒܛܬܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܬܒܥܩ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܪܥܬ ܀
21ܘܫܐܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܟܡܐ ܠܗ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܗ ܀
22ܘܙܒܢܝܢ ܤܓܝܐܢ ܐܪܡܝܬܗ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܒܡܝܐ ܕܬܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ ܘܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܀
23ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܗܝܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܡܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܀
24ܘܒܪ ܫܥܬܗ ܩܥܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܛܠܝܐ ܟܕ ܒܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܥܕܪ ܠܚܤܝܪܘܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ ܀
25ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܪܗܛ ܥܡܐ ܘܡܬܟܢܫ ܠܘܬܗ ܟܐܐ ܒܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܛܢܦܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܚܪܫܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܦܘܩܝ ܡܢܗ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܬܥܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܀
26ܘܩܥܐ ܫܐܕܐ ܗܘ ܤܓܝ ܘܫܚܩܗ ܘܢܦܩ ܘܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܤܓܝܐܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܕܡܝܬ ܠܗ ܀
27ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܚܕܗ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܐܩܝܡܗ ܀
28ܟܕ ܥܠ ܕܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܐܠܘܗܝ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܢܐ ܚܢܢ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܢ ܠܡܦܩܘܬܗ ܀
29ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܓܢܤܐ ܒܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܦܩ ܐܠܐ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܘܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܀
30ܘܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܕܥ ܒܗ ܀
(SYP)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
15And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
16And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
22And 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.
23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
29And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.(KJV)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
15And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
16And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
17And 1 of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
22And 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.
23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as 1 dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
29And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.(KJV/NC)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.
15And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
16And he asked them, What question ye with them?
17And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
18and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able.
19And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.
20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.
22And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
23And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.
24Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.
27But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.
28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out?
29And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.
(ASV)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14¶ And when he came to his disciples, he saw a large crowd with them and the scribes debating with them.
15And immediately all the people saw him and were greatly surprised, and they ran to greet him.
16And he asked the scribes, What do you debate with them?
17One of the multitude answered, saying, Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit of dumbness.
18And whenever it seizes him, it troubles him; and he foams and gnashes his teeth and faints. And I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.
19Jesus answered and said to him, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? and how long shall I preach to you? Bring him to me.
20And they brought the boy to Jesus; and when the spirit seized him, it immediately troubled him; and he fell on the ground, gasping and foaming.
21So Jesus asked his father, How long has he been like this? He said to him, From his childhood.
22And many times it has thrown him into the fire and into the water to destroy him; but whatever you can do, help me and have mercy on me.
23Jesus said to him, If you can believe, everything is possible to him who believes.
24And immediately the father of the boy cried out weeping and said, I do believe, help my little faith.
25When Jesus saw that people were running and gathering about him, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, O deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.
26And the epileptic cried out violently and was tortured, and the spirit went out; then the boy became as if dead, so that many said, He is dead.
27Then Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up.
28When Jesus entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could we not cast it out?
29He said to them, This kind cannot be cast out by anything except by fasting and prayer. (LAM)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd about them, and scribes arguing with them.
15And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.
16And he asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
17And one of the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit;
18and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."
19And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me."
20And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
21And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood.
22And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us."
23And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes."
24Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!"
25And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again."
26And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead."
27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.
28And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"
29And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."(RSV)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
15As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.
16"What are you arguing with them about?" he asked.
17A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not."
19"O unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me."
20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he answered. 22"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
23"`If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
24Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."
26The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." 27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"
29He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer."(NIV)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
15Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
16He asked the scribes, 'What are youP asking them?'
17One of the multitude answered, 'Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit; 18and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren't able.'
19He answered him, 'Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.'
20They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
21He asked his father, 'How long has it been since this has come to him?'
He said, 'From childhood. 22Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.'
23Jesus said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.'
24Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, 'I believe. Help my unbelief!'
25When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!'
26Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, 'He is dead.' 27But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.
28When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, 'Why couldn't we cast it out?' 29He said to them, 'This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.'(WEB)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
15Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
16He asked the scribes, 'What are you asking them?'
17One of the multitude answered, 'Rabbi, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit; 18and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren't able.'
19He answered him, 'Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.'
20They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
21He asked his father, 'How long has it been since this has come to him?'
He said, 'From childhood. 22Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.'
23Yeshua said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.'
24Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, 'I believe. Help my unbelief!'
25When Yeshua saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!'
26Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, 'He is dead.' 27But Yeshua took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.
28When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, 'Why couldn't we cast it out?' 29He said to them, 'This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.'(WEB/HNV)
42 Mark 9:14-29
14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a large crowd with them and the scribes debating with them.
15And immediately all the people saw him and were greatly surprised, and they ran to greet him.
16And he asked the scribes, What do you debate with them?
17One of the multitude answered, saying, Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit of dumbness.
18And whenever it seizes him, it troubles him; and he foams and gnashes his teeth and faints. And I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.
19Jesus answered and said to him, Oh faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I preach to you? Bring him to me.
20And they brought the boy to Jesus; and when the spirit seized him, it immediately troubled him; and he fell on the ground, gasping and foaming.
21So Jesus asked his father, How long has he been like this? He said to him, From his childhood.
22And many times it has thrown him into the fire and into the water to destroy him; but whatever you can do, help me and have mercy on me.
23Jesus said to him, If you can believe, everything is possible to him who believes.
24And immediately the father of the boy cried out weeping and said, I do believe, help my little faith.
25When Jesus saw that people were running and gathering about him, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, Oh deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.
26And the epileptic cried out violently and was tortured, and the spirit went out; then the boy became as if dead, so that many said, He is dead.
27Then Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up.
28When Jesus entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could we not cast it out?
29He said to them, This kind cannot be cast out with anything except by fasting and prayer. (BRB)
In this parable Jesus encounters a man who has a boy with a mute spirit. Jesus' disciples are unable to cast out the demon so they bring the boy to Jesus. The mute spirit, in world history, showed up at the Tower of Babel. This event was about 2000 years after the flood and is the first important story after Noah's flood.
In the tower of Babel the people were ordered to separate and spread across the world, but they refused. The Lord himself stepped in and cast out the demon and cast the people across the world. In this parable of that historical story the people surrounding the boy are unable or unwilling to cast out the demon. This is like it was at the tower of Babel. Jesus has to step in in order to set the boy free. This too is like it was at the tower where the Lord descended and intervened in the history of mankind in order to effect a Godly change.
The gathered crowds in this parable are the crowds who refused to leave the region of Babel.
Jesus exclaims that this generation is faithless. This is a typical word Jesus uses for the people alive at the time in history when the parable applies. In this case the faithless generation was the generation at the Tower of Babel. The Lord did not remain with that generation long, only long enough to confuse their language.
Faith, properly defined, is to believe a plan Jesus has laid out for someone's life, even tough nothing like it has been seen before. The people at Tower of Babel could not envision the world filled with people. The world was mostly wilderness. They could not see millions of people. They had no confidence that what the Lord had asked of them could happen.
The boy's father plays to this theme when he asks for Jesus to help is unbelief. The boy's father was preventing the boy's healing because he, too, could not envision what it would be like if the boy was healed.
The spirit itself was a mute spirit, it did not allow the boy to speak. This is of course a key problem at the time of the Tower of Babel. The world only had one language. Language is important because it has the greatest impact on how human beings think. Different languages cause different thought processes. The mental processes that go with language also impact the ability of people to reflect the divine nature. Today's world has roughly 6000 natural languages. When the spirit was cast out the boy was no longer deaf, mute or dumb.
After this unclean spirit is cast out of the boy, he appears like a dead man. This is the parable's match to the end of the construction on the city and tower of Babel. Mankind appeared dead. There was no longer anywone working on the tower or the city near by. With Jesus' personal help, the boy was revived and went on to live a normal life.
Finally, at the end of the parable, the disciples ask Jesus why they could not cast out the spirit. Jesus' answer is that this spirit can only come out by fasting and prayer.
When someone is commanded by Jesus to do something that is unseen, even unheard of, there is a tendency to keep on with the old life. To build our own towers to heaven, our own idols. Breaking that spirit can only happen when we humble ourselves, ask Jesus to increase our belief, and finally through fasting and prayer get rid of the mute spirit.
42 Mark 9:30
42 Mark 9:30-32
31ܡܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܡܫܬܠܡ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܢܩܛܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܩܛܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܀
32ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܠܡܠܬܐ ܘܕܚܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܫܐܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܀
33ܘܐܬܘ ܠܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ ܘܟܕ ܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܡܫܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܬܚܫܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܀
(SYP)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
(KJV)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise day 3.
32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
(KJV/NC)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again.
32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
(ASV)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30¶ And when they went out from thence, they passed through Galilee; and he did not want any man to know about him.
31For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and after he is killed, he will rise on the third day.
32But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.
(LAM)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it;
31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."
32But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.(RSV)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were,
31because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise."
32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.(NIV)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn't want anyone to know it.
31For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, 'The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.'
32But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.(WEB)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn't want anyone to know it.
31For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, 'The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.'
32But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.(WEB/HNV)
42 Mark 9:30-32
30And when they went out from there, they passed through Galilee; and he did not want any man to know about him.
31For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and after he is killed, he will rise on the 3rd day.
32But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.
(BRB)
As the disciples were passing through Galilee, Jesus predicted that he would be betrayed and then rise from the dead on the third day. This 3 day reference follows the standard model. Every time Jesus references a day, he is prophetically indicating an interval 1000 years long for each day referenced.
The Tower of Babel, the story just completed, happened at about 8000 years from Adam, 3000 years before Jesus.
Jesus is teaching about his resurrection in chronological relationship to the tower of Babel and driving out the mute spirit.
The fact that the disciples don't understand the resurrection is a remarkable editorial on most of the modern Christian world. Rarely do modern doctrinal statements reference the promise of the general resurrection from the dead. The disciples didn't understand this, neither do Christians today.
Question: What happens when you die? Your answer better include the general resurrection of all dead believers in Jesus that happens after Jesus returns. There is no departure from earth until after this happens. If this makes no sense to you then you, too, don't understand the resurrection.