Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer." New Living Translation Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.” English Standard Version And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” Berean Study Bible Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.” Berean Literal Bible And He said to them, "This kind is able to go out by nothing except by prayer." New American Standard Bible And He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer." New King James Version So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” King James Bible And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Christian Standard Bible And he told them, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer." Contemporary English Version Jesus answered, "Only prayer can force out this kind of demon." Good News Translation "Only prayer can drive this kind out," answered Jesus; "nothing else can." Holman Christian Standard Bible And He told them, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting." International Standard Version He told them, "This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting." NET Bible He told them, "This kind can come out only by prayer." New Heart English Bible And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting." Aramaic Bible in Plain English He said to them, “This sort cannot come out by anything except by fasting and by prayer.” GOD'S WORD® Translation He told them, "This kind of spirit can be forced out only by prayer." New American Standard 1977 And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer.” Jubilee Bible 2000 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. King James 2000 Bible And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. American King James Version And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. American Standard Version And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Darby Bible Translation And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing but by prayer and fasting. English Revised Version And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Weymouth New Testament "An evil spirit of this kind," He answered, "can only be driven out by prayer." World English Bible He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting." Young's Literal Translation And he said to them, 'This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.' Study Bible The Boy with an Evil Spirit…28After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 29Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.” 30Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,… Cross References Matthew 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Mark 9:28 After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" Mark 9:30 Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know, Treasury of Scripture And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. This. Matthew 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. Luke 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. by prayer. 1 Kings 17:20-22 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? … 2 Kings 4:33,34 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD… Matthew 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. fasting. Daniel 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Acts 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. Lexicon [Jesus] answered,εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “This Τοῦτο (Touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it. kind γένος (genos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 1085: Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; 'kin'. cannot δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. come out, ἐξελθεῖν (exelthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. except εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. by ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. prayer.” προσευχῇ (proseuchē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory. (29) But by prayer and fasting.--The better MSS. omit the last two words. It is possible that they may have been added, like the "tears" of Mark 9:24, to strengthen the words actually spoken, by bringing in what had been found to bring with it a new intensity of spiritual volition, and therefore of power to rescue human souls from the frenzy and despair into which they had been plunged by the unclean spirits that possessed them. A like addition of "fasting" to prayer, apparently from a like ascetic tendency, is found in 1Corinthians 7:5, where see Note. In St. Matthew both words are found, but some of the most ancient MSS. omit the whole verse. On the whole, however, there is a balance of evidence in their favour; and, as shown in the Note on Matthew 17:21, what they teach is in harmony with other portions of the teaching both of our Lord and His Apostles.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. 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