Mark 9:23-24
“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Mark 9 · Words of Christ are set in red.
5 songs meet this passage
“I don't believe in miracles”
Upper Room · WZRD
strains against Mark 9:23-24
The lyric's flat denial of miracles stands against the father's cry of 'I believe; help my unbelief,' which holds doubt and faith together rather than settling into disbelief.
“Don't let the doubt wash it out”
Doubt · RISSA
resonates with Mark 9:24
The honest plea 'help my unbelief' mirrors this song's acknowledgment that faith and doubt can coexist in the same breath.
“I didn't know how to believe”
Golden · HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast
resonates with Mark 9:24
The struggle to believe one is truly worthy or capable echoes the honest cry of a father wrestling with doubt and faith.
“so afraid that I've lost my faith”
Show Me the Way · Styx
resonates with Mark 9:24
Like the father crying 'help my unbelief,' the singer holds both faith and fear of its absence at once.
Something to Believe In · Poison
resonates with Mark 9:24
The whole song's plea, 'give me something to believe in,' is essentially the father's cry 'I believe, help my unbelief,' an honest admission of doubt reaching toward faith.