Mark 9:26-29

New International Version

²⁶ The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.

²⁸ After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,^(A) “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

²⁹ He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.^[a]”