Mark 9:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He replied, 'This kind can only come out by prayer and fasting.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τοῦτο τὸ γένος ἐν οὐδενὶ δύναται ἐξελθεῖν, εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ.

Transliteration

And eipen to them, This the genos in oudeni dynatai exelthein, if not in proseuchē and nēsteia.

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he said
• *genos*: nominative, neuter, singular - kind/type
• *oudeni*: dative, neuter, singular - nothing/no one
• *dynatai*: present, middle/passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is able
• *exelthein*: aorist, active, infinitive - to go out
• *proseuchē*: dative, feminine, singular - prayer
• *nēsteia*: dative, feminine, singular - fasting

Word Meanings

• *genos*: kind/type/sort/species
• *oudeni*: nothing/no one/by no means
• *dynatai*: is able/can/has power
• *exelthein*: to go out/come out/depart
• *proseuchē*: prayer/petition
• *nēsteia*: fasting/abstinence from food

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to them, This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde vnto them: this kynde can by no nother meanes come forth but by prayer and fastynge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde: This kynde ca go out by no meanes, but by prayer and fastynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide vnto them, This kinde can by no other meanes come foorth, but by prayer and fasting.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide vnto them: This kynde can come foorth by nothing, but by prayer and fastyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto them, ‹This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said to them, `This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer .

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, Nothing will make this sort come out but prayer.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He told them,“This kind can come out only by prayer.”

Referenced Verses

• Jas 5:15 : 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they have committed sins, they will be forgiven.
• 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.
• 2 Cor 12:8 : 8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
• Dan 9:3 : 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
• Matt 17:20 : 20 He replied, 'Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'
• Luke 11:26 : 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.
• Acts 9:40-41 : 40 Peter sent everyone out of the room, then knelt down and prayed. Turning toward the body, he said, "Tabitha, arise." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 Peter gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and the widows and presented her to them alive.
• Acts 14:23 : 23 They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
• 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• 2 Cor 6:5 : 5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger;
• Matt 12:45 : 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.
• 1 Kgs 17:20-22 : 20 Then he cried out to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy upon the widow I am staying with by causing her son to die?" 21 Elijah stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let the boy’s life return to him." 22 The LORD heard Elijah’s prayer, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.
• 2 Kgs 4:33-34 : 33 He went in, shut the door behind them both, and prayed to the LORD. 34 Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched out over him, the boy’s flesh grew warm.
• Eph 6:18 : 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition. Stay alert with all perseverance as you pray for all the saints.