Mark 9:26 (GNV)

Passage

Then the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out, and he was as one dead, in so much that many said, He is dead.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the childe crying with teares, saide, Lord, I beleeue: helpe my vnbeliefe.

Mark 9:25 When Iesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the vncleane spirit, saying vnto him, Thou domme and deafe spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

Mark 9:26 Then the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out, and he was as one dead, in so much that many said, He is dead.

Mark 9:27 But Iesus tooke his hande, and lift him vp, and he arose.

Mark 9:28 And when hee was come into the house, his disciples asked him secretly, Why could not we cast him out?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "When Iesus saw that the people came..." into verse 27's "But Iesus tooke his hande and lift...", so "Spirit" 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 "Spirit" and "cried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.