Mark 9:29

9:29 He told them, “This kind can come out only by prayer.” ¹ 

Mark 9:33

Questions About the Greatest

9:33 Then ²  they came to Capernaum. ³  After Jesus ⁴  was inside the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

Mark 10:43

10:43 But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

[9:29]  ¹ tc Most witnesses, even early and excellent ones (Ì^45vid א² A C D L W Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat co), have “and fasting” (καὶ νηστείᾳ, kai nhsteia) after “prayer” here. But this seems to be a motivated reading, due to the early church’s emphasis on fasting (TCGNT 85; cf., e.g., 2 Clem. 16:4; Pol. Phil 7:2; Did. 1:3; 7:4). That the most important witnesses (א* B), as well as a few others (0274 2427 k), lack καὶ νηστείᾳ, when a good reason for the omission is difficult to find, argues strongly for the shorter reading.

[9:33]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[9:33]  ³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

[9:33]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.