Mark 9:26 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Mark 9:25 And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

Mark 9:26 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.

Mark 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

Mark 9:28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, [How is it] that we could not cast it out?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "cried", "torn", "much", "came", "became", "dead", and "insomuch". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "cried", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And when Jesus saw that a multitude..." into verse 27's "But Jesus took him by the hand...", so "having" and "cried" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "cried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.