Mark 9:26

24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

25 When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”

After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”

27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.

28 After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”
ASV
And 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.
DARBY
And having cried out and torn [him] much, he came out; and he became as if dead, so that the most said, He is dead.
BLB
And having cried out, and having thrown him into many convulsions, it came out. And he became as if dead, so as for many to say that he was dead.
ÅB
Da skrek den og slet hårdt i ham, og fór ut av ham. Og han ble som død, så de fleste sa: Han er død.
OTB
Ånden skrek, kastet ham voldsomt, og dro ut. Gutten så ut som en død, så mange sa: «Han er død.»
B1930
Da skrek den og slet hårdt i ham, og fór ut av ham. Og han blev som død, så de fleste sa: Han er død.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 9:20

    So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

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  • Mark 1:26

    At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.

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  • Exodus 5:23

    Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

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  • Revelation 12:12

    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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  • Mark 9:18

    Whenever 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 it out, but they were unable.”

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