Other translations (asv, nasb, esv, niv, et al.) leave out and fasting and only mention prayer The difference is due to a textual variant The two oldest and most reliable greek manuscripts omit and fasting. [but this kind of demon does not go out except by prayer and fasting.] New heart english bible and he said to them, this kind cannot come out by anything but prayer and fasting. webster's bible translation and he said to them, this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting Weymouth new testament an evil spirit of this kind, he answered, can only be driven out by prayer.
So in a way prayer and fasting do help to cast out demons indirectly or by transitivity Most demons could be cast out without prayer and fasting, but this one was in a different category In other words, casting out a demon was dependent upon how strong (?) the demon was. In this text, jesus is saying that people can do pretend things and false things, but for a boy like the one in mark 9, there needs to be absolute dependence on god for lasting deliverance to come So, there is a particular lesson about the casting out of demons. This stubborn spirit only will come out by a certain level of prayer and fasting
Or they will say deliverance should only take a few minutes per session. Jesus said to them, this kind can only come out through prayer and fasting. of course, the implication is that this was a very fierce demon that required some serious prayer, that included the added strength of fasting. The power is in the presence so why do some demons only come out by prayer and fasting Because some battles require more than words—they require surrender Jesus was teaching his disciples, and all of us, that spiritual authority flows not from status, but from connection Prayer invites the power of god
Together, they prepare the soul to stand.
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