Home
Today's Verse Analysis
Jesus is asked why his students could caste out the spirit of the epiletic.
Mark 9:29 Τοῦτο τὸ γένος ἐν οὐδενὶ δύναται ἐξελθεῖν εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ .
KJV Verse:Mark 9:29 This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Mark 9:29 This kind can come out only by prayer.
This thing here, this kind has the power to exit by nothing except by prayer.
Lost In Translation:The word translated as "kind" is an uncommon form of the word usually translated as "generation".
The "can" here is not the simple helper verb in English indicating possibility. It is the active verb in the sentence meaning "to have the power." The word following is an infinitive form of a verb, in this case, "to exit."
We cannot toss out what is born into us.
Constantly Updated
My analysis standards and methods are constantly improving. New information on each verse is provided as articles are updated. It requires approximately two years to work through each of Jesus's verses.
Religiously Neutral
This site seeks to avoid the competing dogmas that have shaped Biblical translation. The everyday meanings of the Greek words Jesus used were different than the definitions they have been given over time. The research here goes beyond "Biblical Greek" where words are tautologically defined by how the Bible translates them. Instead, it is based upon contemporary documents such as the Greek Septuagint.
About this Site
See what Jesus said in Greek and see how his words are changed in English translation. My goal is to translate Jesus's words as they were heard when he taught, not the way they are interpreted today. The work here resurrects the humor and cleverness of Jesus's words lost in translation.
Free Supscriptions
Regular emails from Substack, subscribe to Rediscovering Jesus's Words.
Do Your Own Research
Each article provides detailed information on all the Greek words in each verse with links simplifying your own research. It compares the Greek to popular translations to show where words are confused, changed, left out, and added. This site offers research available nowhere else, such as how often Jesus uses a specific Greek word and links to a list of every verse in which he uses a given word.
