Mark 9:27

Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.)

English Translation

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

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κρατήσας

kratéō

G2902

“to have power”

Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine

Appears 47× in the Greek New Testament
First appears at Matthew 9:25

Full Thayer's Definition

Origin: from G2904

TDNT: 18:10,5

1. to have power, be powerful a. to be chief, be master of, to rule 2. to get possession of a. to become master of, to obtain b. to take hold of c. to take hold of, take, seize 1. to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power 3. to hold a. to hold in the hand b. to hold fast, i.e. not discard or let go 1. to keep carefully and faithfully c. to continue to hold, to retain 1. of death continuing to hold one 2. to hold in check, restrain

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

11: words
9: distinct lemmas
Gospels: section

Shared distinctive vocabulary

κρατήσας to have power G2902 occurs in 46 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:

Repetition

Words recur within this verse:

ὁ the G3588 ×2
αὐτοῦ he G846 ×2

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Mark 9:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Mark 1:31 He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.
Acts 3:7 He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
Isaiah 41:13 For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Don't be afraid; I will help you.
Mark 1:41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean."
Mark 5:41 Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha cumi;" which means, being interpreted, "Girl, I tell you, get up."
Mark 8:23 He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.
Acts 9:41 He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Notes on Mark 9:27 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Bengel's Gnomon

Johann Albrecht Bengel

Mar 9:27. Ἤγειρεν, raised him up) A new part of the miracle.

Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

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.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

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

Ver. 27. But Jesus took him by the hand] Christ ever reserveth his holy hand for a deadlift.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

27. Jesus took him by the hand — Jesus now, in the place of the diabolical life, bestows upon him a true vitality which is at once natural and supernatural.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Scofield Reference Notes

C. I. Scofield

Marg

But But Jesus, grasping his hand, raised him, and he stood erect. Cf. Act 3:7

The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges

27. κρατήσας τῆς χειρός. See on Mar 1:31. Bede points out that healing by means of touch is further proof of the reality of Christ’s humanity. Syr-Sin. has “and delivered him to his father.”

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Alford’s Greek Testament

Henry Alford

27.] See ch. 5:41; also Mat 17:6, Mat 17:8: Rev 1:17: Dan 10:9, Dan 10:10.

Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

International Critical Commentary

27. κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ—having taken his hand.

τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, instead of αὐτὸν τῆς χειρός, him by the hand, Tisch. Treg. WH. RV. א BDL Δ 1, 13, 28, 53, 69, 118, 209, Latt. Memph.

International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Lesson kit

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Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 11 words (9 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kratéō (“to have power”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

How does “to have power” (kratéō) shape what this verse is saying?
How does Matthew 9:25, which shares the word «to have power», read alongside this verse?
What does the repetition of “the” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
Compare how Bengel's Gnomon and John Gill's Exposition read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 7 words in this verse.
“the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
9 distinct Greek lemmas span 11 words in this verse.