Mark 9:19 (DRB)

Passage

And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:17 Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him: and he foameth and gnasheth with the teeth and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out: and they could not.

Mark 9:18 Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me.

Mark 9:19 And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.

Mark 9:20 And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he sad: From his infancy.

Mark 9:21 And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "brought", "seen", "immediately", "troubled", "thrown", "down", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Who answering them said O incredulous generation..." into verse 20's "And he asked his father How long...", so "Spirit" and "brought" 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 "Spirit" and "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.