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 held the boy's hand and he helped the boy to stand up. 28Jesus went into a house and the disciples were alone with him. Then they asked him, ‘Why could we not cause the bad spirit to leave the boy?’ Jesus said to them, ‘You must pray. This kind of spirit will not leave a person unless you pray.’ 30Jesus and his disciples left that place. They passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was. 31That was because he was teaching his disciples. He told them, ‘Soon, they will give the Son of Man to powerful people. They will take him away and they will kill him. But three days after that, he will become alive again.’

Mark 9:29 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• kindὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• kindγένοςgenos · family: kindG1085
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• come forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• butμήmē · notG3361
• prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• fastingνηστείαnēsteia · fastingG3521

Cross-references for Mark 9:29

• Matthew 12:45So the bad spirit goes out and it brings back seven other spirits. They are even worse than itself. They all go into the person and they live there. Now the person's life is even worse than it was before. The same thing will happen to you bad people who are alive today.’
• Luke 11:26So the bad spirit goes out and it brings back seven other spirits. They are even worse than itself. They all go into the person and they live there. Now the person's life is even worse than it was before.’
• 1 Kings 17:20Then Elijah prayed to the Lord, ‘Lord, my God! Why have you caused such bad trouble to happen to this kind widow? I came to stay with her and now you have killed her son!’
• 2 Kings 4:33Elisha went into the room by himself. He shut the door. Elisha prayed to the Lord.
• Matthew 17:21Jesus then said, ‘This kind of spirit will not leave a person unless you pray and you do not eat for a time.’]
• Acts 9:40Peter sent all these women out of the room. He went down on his knees and he prayed to God. Then he turned his head towards the dead woman and he said, ‘Tabitha, stand up!’ She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8I asked the Lord three times to take this pain away from me.
• Ephesians 6:18As you stand strongly like that, always pray for God's help. Pray about everything as God's Spirit helps you to pray. For this purpose, watch carefully all the time. Also, continue to pray for all God's people everywhere.
• James 5:15If they pray in that way and they trust that God will answer them, the sick person will become well again. The Lord will cause him to become well. And God will forgive him if he has done any wrong things.
• Daniel 9:3So I turned to my Lord God, to ask him for help. I prayed to him and I ate no food. I wore clothes of rough sackcloth. I put ashes on myself to show that I was upset.
• Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas chose leaders for each group of believers in these places. They fasted and they prayed to God for some time about this. They asked the Lord Jesus to help these leaders who trusted in him.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27I make my body do what I want it to do. I make it like my slave. I have told God's message to other people. I do not want to lose the prize myself. So I try very much to obey the rules of the race.
• 2 Corinthians 6:5Sometimes people hit us. They put us in prison. They attack us. But we work hard. We cannot always sleep at night. We are often hungry.
• 2 Corinthians 11:27I have worked very hard, and I have been in pain. Many times I have not slept. I have often been hungry and thirsty. Many times I have had no food. I have often been cold and without enough clothes.

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