Mark 9:29 (GNV)

Passage

And he saide vnto them, This kinde can by no other meanes come foorth, but by prayer and fasting.

Nearby Context

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?

Mark 9:29 And he saide vnto them, This kinde can by no other meanes come foorth, but by prayer and fasting.

Mark 9:30 And they departed thence, and went together through Galile, and hee would not that any should haue knowen it.

Mark 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and saide vnto them, The Sonne of man shalbe deliuered into the handes of men, and they shall kill him, but after that he is killed, he shall rise againe the third day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saide", "vnto", "kinde", "other", "meanes", "come", "foorth", and "prayer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saide" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And when hee was come into the..." into verse 30's "And they departed thence and went together...", so "saide" and "vnto" 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 "saide" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.