Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Mark 9:26
(5) And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
(5) The nearer that the virtue of Christ is the far greater Satan rages.
(5) And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
(5) The nearer that the virtue of Christ is the far greater Satan rages.
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:14. Mark 9:14 QUESTIONING WITH THEM - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. I...
CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The Glory to Come foreshadowed in the Transfiguration. (Mark 9:1 .Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28 .)_ 2. The helpless disciples and the secret of failure. ...
THE HEALING OF THE DEMONIAC BOY. This story is told in greater detail by Mk. than by Mt. or Lk., who omit the conversation between Jesus and the boy's father (Mark 9:20). Perhaps they wished to avoid...
WHEN THE KING COMES INTO HIS OWN (Mark 8:38 ; Mark 9:1) 9:1 "Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he com...
When Jesus saw that the crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "Spirit of dumbness and deafness, he said, "I order you, come out of him, and don't go into him again." When it had c...
CRIED. cried out. RENT HIM. threw him into convulsions. AS ONE. as though. SAID, HE IS. said that he was....
_and rent him sore_ Observe here the minuteness and exactness of the Evangelist in all the details of the incident. Who was more likely to treasure up every detail of the scene than that Apostle, who...
ΠΟΛΛᾺ ΣΠΑΡΆΞΑΣ. The masc. here is in favour of ἰδών in Mark 9:20 referring to the demon rather than the boy. As if desiring to do as much mischief as possible before leaving. Vulg. has _discerpens_ he...
14–29. CURE OF A DEMONIAC BOY Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43...
Ver 14. And when He came to His disciples, He saw a great multitude about them, and the Scribes questioning with them. 15. And straightway all the people, when they beheld Him, were greatly amazed, an...
_WHAT DOES BELIEF LOOK LIKE? -- MARK 9:14-29:_ Coming down from the mountain Jesus was confronted with confusion and sadness among his disciples and other. The disciples had been unable to help a demo...
ΚΡΆΞΑΣ _aor. act. part., см._ Mark 9:24. ΣΠΑΡΆΞΑΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_ ΣΠΑΡΆΣΣΩ (G4682) рвать, дергать взад-вперед, содрогаться (BAGD; _см._ Mark 1:26). ΈΞΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._...
DISCOURSE: 1433 A DEAF AND DUMB SPIRIT CAST OUT Mark 9:25. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee,...
_SUMMARY 8:14 TO 9:50_ The two miracles recorded in the preceding sectionthe cure of the blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26), and the casting out of the obstinate demon (Mark 9:14-29)are additional...
11. HEALING THE EPILEPTIC BOY 9:14-29 _TEXT 9:14-29_ And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. And straight-way all the multitude,...
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. AND THE SPIRIT CRIED, AND RENT HIM SORE, AND CAME OUT OF HIM: AND HE WAS A...
1 Compare Mat_16:28; Luk_9:27; 2Pe_1:16-18. 1 It is most fitting that the kingdom proclamation should close with a demonstration of its glory and power. It should have come immediately and for all, ye...
9:26 most (a-21) The general mass of people there....
THE TRANSFIGURATION. AN EPILEPTIC HEALED. PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH 2-8. The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28). See on Mt....
AN EPILEPTIC HEALED (Matthew 17:14; Luke 9:37). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 9 JESUS WITH MOSES AND ELIJAH VERSES 1-10 Before Jesus began his work for God, Jes...
CHAPTER 9:14-29 (MARK 9:14) THE DEMONIAC BOY "And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. And straightway all the multitude, when th...
_The cure_. ἐπισυντρέχει (ἅπ. λεγ.) indicates that the crowd was constantly increasing, so becoming a new crowd (ὄχλος without art.); natural in the circumstances. Jesus seeing this proceeds to cure w...
_The epileptic boy_ (Matthew 17:14-21; Luke 9:37-43). The story is told in Mark with much greater fulness than in the parallels....
describes a final fit, apparently worse than the preceding. It was evidently an aggravated type of epilepsy, fit following on fit and producing utter exhaustion. Mark's elaborate description seems to...
RAPTURE AND SERVICE Mark 9:2-29 The Apostles had been gladdened by the promise of the coming Kingdom. The transfiguring light that shone from our Lord's face differed from the shining of Moses' face....
Here we see four men who have passed without death into the atmosphere and society of the heavens. One only of the four is there by His own right. Pure and spotless humanity stands in the glory of the...
This person, whom the apostles had forbidden to work miracles in the name of Christ, believed indeed in Christ, but did not follow him, on account of the great poverty of the apostles: he was not perf...
CHAPTER 37 TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: “And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain, privately,...
DEMONIACAL EJECTMENT Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43. Mark: _“And having come to His disciples, He saw a great crowd round them, and the scribes arguing with them.”_ He and the three disc...
(14) And when he came to _his_ disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. (15) And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, an...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
In Matthew we saw the transfiguration announced in terms that related to the subject of that Gospel the rejected Christ taking His glorious position as Son of man. In each of the Gospels it is in conn...
AND [THE SPIRIT] CRIED, AND RENT HIM SORE,.... We rightly supply, "the spirit", as do the Syriac and Persic versions, "the demon"; for it was he, and not the child, that cried, and made an hideous noi...
And _the spirit_ cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. Ver. 26. _And rent him sore_] The nearer any is to help and comfort, the m...
_Jesus said, If thou canst believe_, &c. As if he had said, The question is not respecting my power, but thy faith. I can do all things: canst thou believe? _If thou canst believe_ Canst rely with con...
The dumb spirit cast out. Matthew 17:14-21....
AND THE SPIRIT CRIED, AND RENT HIM SORE, AND CAME OUT OF HIM. AND HE WAS AS ONE DEAD, INSOMUCH THAT MANY SAID, HE IS DEAD....
The healing:...
TITLE: Some jobs are tough TEXT: Mark 9:14-29 PROPOSITION: Some work is difficult and challenging for us. QUESTION: Why? KEY WORD: Failures SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 9:14-19 INTRODUCTION: 1. Obeying th...
14-29 The father of the suffering youth reflected on the want of power in the disciples; but Christ will have him reckon the disappointment to the want of faith. Very much is promised to our believin...
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Mark 9:26 Then G2532 out G2896 (G5660) G2532 convulsed G4682 (G5660) him G846 greatly G4183 him...
‘And having cried out, and convulsed him greatly, it came out, and the child became as a dead person, insomuch that the great majority (or even ‘all') said, “He is dead”.' The dumb spirit was so affec...
THE CASTING OUT OF THE DEAF AND DUMB SPIRIT (9:14-29). This incident provides a fitting climax to this section of the Gospel. It is the final example of Jesus acting to cast out evil spirits. That was...
Mark 9:26. CRYING OUT, uttering an inarticulate cry. Spoken of the demon, but with the same hint of intimate connection alluded to in Mark 9:20. AND HE BECAME AS ONE DEAD. Exhaustion followed the ex...
MARK alone tells us that the journey from the mount of Transfiguration to Capernaum was private (Mark 9:30). The education of the disciples called for this, and the hostility of the Pharisees had in f...
Mark's account is most detailed and vivid. He alone mentions the contention with the scribes, the amazement of the people, their running to Jesus. The wretched state of the possessed youth is most viv...
HAVING TORN MUCH (σπαραξας). The uncompounded verb used in verse Mark 9:20.BECAME AS ONE DEAD (εγενετο ωσε νεκρος). As if dead from the violence of the spasm. The demon did him all possible harm...
Our Lord had been absent from the people, and transfigured on the top of the mountain; when he came down from this manifestation of his glory, he was brought face to face with Satan's work at almost t...
Mark 9:2. _And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment beca...
Mark 9:2. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment becam...
This miracle is one that shows the transforming power of the Saviour in a remarkable fashion. Mark 9:20. _And when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed...
CONTENTS: The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the mighty Christ casting out a demon. The dispute over who should be greatest. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism. Solemn warning of hell. CHARA...
Mark 9:2. _And after six days,_ not counting the two sabbaths, as in Luke 9:28. See on Matthew 17:1. Mark 9:16. He asked the scribes, what question ye with them?
THREW THE BOY INTO A BAD FIT. The evil spirit doesn't want to leave, and it tries to destroy the son. THE BOY LOOKED LIKE A CORPSE. The fit leaves him exhausted and in a coma. Jesus takes the boy by t...
_And when He came to His disciples, He saw a great multitude about them._ THE EVIL SPIRIT CAST OUT Learn from this narrative- I. The omnipotence of true faith in God. It is not so much the amount o...
JESUS HEALS A DEMON-POSSESSED BOY MATTHEW 17:14-21; MARK 9:14-29; LUKE 9:37-43; MATTHEW 17:14 And when they were come to the mult
CHAPTER 9 2 _Jesus is transfigured_. 11 _He instructeth his disciples concerning the coming of Elias_ : 14 _casteth forth a dumb and deaf spirit_ : 30 _foretelleth his death and resurrection_ : 33 _ex...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 9:14_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 17:14; Luke 9:37.) _The afflicted child_.—Moses, when he descended from the mount, found that the people in his absence had lapsed i...
EXPOSITION MARK 9:1 TILL THEY SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD COME WITH POWER. In St. Matthew 16:28 the words run thus: "Till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." In St. Luke 9:27, "Till t
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power (Mark 9:1). Now what di...
Exodus 5:23; Mark 1:26; Mark 9:18; Mark 9:20; Revelation 12:12...
Having rent him sore — So does even the body sometimes suffer, when God comes to deliver the soul from Satan....