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Mark 9

Mark 9:28

The Boy with an Evil Spirit · Mark 9:14–29
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Translations

Modern
After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
Traditional
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
Literal
And on His having entered into the house, His disciples were questioning Him by Himself, “Why were we not able to cast it out?”
Latin
Et cum introisset in domum, discipuli ejus secreto interrogabant eum: Quare nos non potuimus ejicere eum?

Interlinear

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

Notes

Mark 9:28–29

The story ends in an unexpected way. It emphasizes the importance of prayer more than the importance of faith (compare 11:22–24).

Mark 9:14–29

This is the fourth and final time Jesus drives out demons in Mark's Gospel (1:21–28; 5:1–20; 7:24–30). The disciples could not drive out the demon, so Jesus performed the exorcism. This emphasizes the need for faith (see 2:5; 5:34; 10:52). This is another example of the great healing ability of Jesus and of the failure of the disciples (8:32–33; 9:5–7).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 17:14–18 Luke 9:37–42

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Demon-Possession Mark, Gospel of Son of Man

Topics

Demons: Disciples Could not Expel Doubting: Exemplified Faith: Trial of by Their Inability to Cast out the Evil Spirit from the Epileptic Boy Jesus, the Christ: Heals a Demoniac (Near Caesarea Philippi) Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of The Epileptic Boy Healed Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Heals the Epileptic Boy Prayer: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To