Mark 9:26 (DRB)

Passage

But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up. And he arose.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:24 And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him and enter not any more into him.

Mark 9:25 And crying out and greatly tearing him, he went our of him. And he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.

Mark 9:26 But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up. And he arose.

Mark 9:27 And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?

Mark 9:28 And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "taking", "hand", "lifted", and "arose". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "taking", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And crying out and greatly tearing him..." into verse 27's "And when he was come into the...", so "jesus" and "taking" 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 "jesus" and "taking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.