Mark 9:29 (KJV)

Passage

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

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

Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Mark 9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.

Mark 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "kind", "come", "forth", "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 28's "And when he was come into the..." into verse 30's "And they departed thence and 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.