Mark 9:28 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 9:29 And departing from thence, they passed through Galilee: and he would not that any man should know it.

Mark 9:30 And he taught his disciples and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "kind", "nothing", "prayer", and "fasting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "kind", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And when he was come into the..." into verse 29's "And departing from thence they passed through...", so "said" and "kind" 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 "said" and "kind" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.