Mark 9:26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead."

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead."

English Standard Version
And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.”

New American Standard Bible
After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, "He is dead!"

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing him violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, "He's dead."

International Standard Version
The spirit screamed, shook the child violently, and came out. The boy was like a corpse, and many said that he was dead.

American Standard Version
And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And crying out, and greatly tearing him, he went out of him, and he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.

Darby Bible Translation
And having cried out and torn him much, he came out; and he became as if dead, so that the most said, He is dead.

Young's Literal Translation
and having cried, and rent him much, it came forth, and he became as dead, so that many said that he was dead,

Cross References

Matthew 15:22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

Mark 1:26
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

Mark 9:25
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying to him, You dumb and deaf spirit, I charge you, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

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

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

9:14-29 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 believing. If thou canst believe, it is possible that thy hard heart may be softened, thy spiritual diseases may be cured; and, weak as thou art, thou mayest be able to hold out to the end. Those that complain of unbelief, must look up to Christ for grace to help them against it, and his grace will be sufficient for them. Whom Christ cures, he cures effectually. But Satan is unwilling to be driven from those that have been long his slaves, and, when he cannot deceive or destroy the sinner, he will cause him all the terror that he can. The disciples must not think to do their work always with the same ease; some services call for more than ordinary pains.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

26. 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 malignant, cruel spirit, now conscious that his time was come, gathers up his whole strength, with intent by a last stroke to kill his victim, and had nearly succeeded. But the Lord of life was there; the Healer of all maladies, the Friend of sinners, the Seed of the woman, "the Stronger than the strong man armed," was there. The very faith which Christ declared to be enough for everything being now found, it was not possible that the serpent should prevail. Fearfully is he permitted to bruise the heel, as in this case; but his own head shall go for it—his works shall be destroyed (1Jo 3:8).