Mark 9:29

Mark 9:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

Context of Mark 9:29

27But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up. 28After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.” 30Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know, 31because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”

Mark 9:29 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τοῦτο τὸ γένος ἐν οὐδενὶ δύναται ἐξελθεῖν εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇRead the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• answeredεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• kindγένοςgenos · family: kindG1085
• cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• cannotἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• cannotοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• exceptεἰei · if: notG1487
• exceptμήmē · notG3361
• prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335

Cross-references for Mark 9:29

• Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
• Luke 11:26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
• 1 Kings 17:20Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
• 2 Kings 4:33So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
• Acts 9:40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
• Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
• James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
• Daniel 9:3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
• Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• 2 Corinthians 6:5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
• 2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

Commentaries on Mark 9:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Prayer and fasting - See on Matthew 17:21; (note). This demon may be considered as an emblem of deeply rooted vices, and inveterate habits, over which the conquest is not generally obtained, but through extraordinary humiliations. This case is related by both Matthew and Luke, but it is greatly amplified in Mark's account, and many new circumstances related. Another proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:14-21. Mark 9:14 Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In his absence they had taken occasion to attempt to perplex and confound his followers. Mark 9:15 Were greatly amazed - Were astonished and surprised at his sudden appearance among them. Saluted him - Received him with the customary marks of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 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 up to Christ for grace to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29The story ends in an unexpected way. It emphasizes the importance of prayer more than the importance of faith (compare 11:22–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting--that is, as nearly all good interpreters are agreed, "this kind of evil spirits cannot be expelled," or "so desperate a case of demoniacal possession cannot be cured, but by prayer and fasting." But since the Lord Himself says that His disciples could not fast while He was with them, perhaps this was designed, as Alford hints, for their after-guidance--unless we take…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:29

• Demons
• Doubting
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Power
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Foam
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Abstinence
• Criticism of the Bible
• Demon; Demoniac; Demonology
• Exorcism; Exorcist
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings