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Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 9:28-29

The perplexity of the disciples: v. 28. And when He was come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could not we cast him out? v. 29. And He said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting. The failure of the disciples to effect a cure in this case, when there had been instances of success, chapter 6:13, perplexed them very much. They had also been deeply humiliated before the people by the sneering remarks of the scribes. When Jesus therefore... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 9:14-29

5. The Healing of the Possessed Child after the Transfiguration. Mark 9:14-29(Parallels: Matthew 17:14-21; Luke 9:37-43.)      14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and, running to him, saluted him. 16And he asked the scribes 17[them 6], What question ye with them? And one 7 of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 9:2-29

Rapture and Service Mark 9:2-29 The Apostles had been gladdened by the promise of the coming Kingdom. The transfiguring light that shone from our Lord’s face differed from the shining of Moses’ face. With Moses the light was from without, and faded; but with Christ the light shone from within. Surely at that moment He might have stepped back into heaven by the open door, through which the representatives of the Law and the prophets had come; but He turned His back on the joy of the Father’s... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 9:1-50

Here we see four men who have passed without death into the atmosphere and society of the heavens. One only of the four is there by His own right. Pure and spotless humanity stands in the glory of the unsullied light, and holds familiar converse with the spirits of just men. We pass from the mountain to the valley. There we see Jesus, the baffled disciples, the father, the departing demon tearing his victim. The majesty and power of the Lord are manifested. Again He led these men through... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 9:29

THE LENTEN FAST‘This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.’ Mark 9:29 Here we have set before us a very striking and significant contrast: the contrast between the spiritual power of Jesus fresh from the Mount of Transfiguration, and the want of such power in His disciples, who represent to us the common life of the multitude and the plain. It is in our religious life just as in everything else—spiritual carelessness or neglect must mean spiritual weakness. I. The great... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:1-32

SECTION 3. Jesus’ Ministry Throughout Galilee and In The Surrounding Regions (4:35-9:32). After the initial opening up of the story of Jesus with its continual emphasis on His unique authority, Who He was and what He had come to do (Mark 4:1-3), and the series of parables which have indicated how the Kingly Rule of God was to expand (Mark 4:1-34), Mark now indicates how this expansion continued to occur through the ministry of Jesus in Galilee and the surrounding regions. At the same time he... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:1-33

The Eyes of The Disciples Are Opened (8:22-9:33a). Following on Jesus’ concern at the lack of understanding of the disciples we now learn how their eyes are gradually opened to see at least something of the truth. The subsection commences with the healing of a blind man in two stages, a picture of what is happening to the disciples, and moves on to the disciples’ recognition that Jesus is the Messiah. The consequence of this is that Jesus then begins to emphasise that His way is to be a way of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:14-29

The Casting Out of the Deaf And Dumb Spirit (9:14-29). This incident provides a fitting climax to this section of the Gospel. It is the final example of Jesus acting to cast out evil spirits. That was a work in which He was involved from the beginning (Mark 1:23-27) and had become a permanent aspect of His ministry (Mark 1:32; Mark 1:34; Mark 3:11; Mark 3:22-30; Mark 5:1-20) and of the ministry of His disciples (Mark 6:7). Now at the end of His Galilean ministry He faces a final challenge. In... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:28-29

‘And when he had come into the house his disciples asked him privately, saying, “We could not cast it out.” And he said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer.” It was always going to happen that the disciples would want to know why they had failed, and they were clearly very disappointed. They had had sufficient faith not to expect to fail. We have here a reminder of the fact that ‘faith’ means more than just believing. It involves relationship with God. . But it is... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:14-29

Mark 9:14-Joel : . The Healing of the Demoniac Boy.— This story is told in greater detail by Mk. than by Mt. or Lk., who omit the conversation between Jesus and the boy’ s father ( Mark 9:20-Jeremiah :). Perhaps they wished to avoid representing Jesus as asking a question for information ( Mark 9:21). In any case, they lose genuine and valuable material (especially Mark 9:23 f.). Possibly AV is right in giving us the singular, “ he came,” in Mark 9:14, instead of RV, “ they came.” If so, the... read more

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