Mark 9:29

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“Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.””

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BSBPD

“Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he said to them, `This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 9:29 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 17:20Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
  2. 2 Kings 4:33So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
  3. Daniel 9:3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
  4. Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  5. Matthew 17:20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
  6. Luke 11:26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
  7. Acts 9:40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  8. Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
  9. 1 Corinthians 9:27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
  10. 2 Corinthians 6:5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
  11. 2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
  12. 2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
  13. Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
  14. James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

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