Mark 9:29

And he said unto them,.... Matthew, besides the following reason, assigns another, as given by our Lord, why they could not cast out the foul spirit, which was their unbelief; of which they were…

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 17:14-21. Mar 9:14 Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In…

Prayer and fasting - See on Mat 17:21 (note).

This demon may be considered as an emblem of deeply rooted vices, and inveterate habits, over which the conquest is not generally obtained, but through…

We have here the story of Christ casting the devil out of a child, somewhat more fully related than it was in Mat 17:14, etc. Observe here,

I. Christ's return to his disciples, and the perplexity he…

This kind In His reply to their question our Lord impresses upon them a twofold lesson: (i) The omnipotence of a perfect faith (see Mat 17:20-21); (ii) that, as there is order and gradation in the…