Mark 9:27

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

Mark 9:27 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 9:27

But Jesus took him by the hand
"Took hold of the hand of the child", as the Persic version renders it;

and lifted him up;
from the ground, on which he was cast by the spirit;

and he arose:
this is omitted in the Syriac and Arabic versions, though in one edition of the latter, according to De Dieu, it is rendered, "and he stood"; to which is added, "and went into his own house". The Persic version, instead of this clause, reads, "and the child was healed"; and all the expressions show, that he was perfectly well.

Mark 9:27 In-Context

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, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

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 .

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

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

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