The Meaning of Matthew 17:21 Explained

Matthew 17:21

KJV: Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

YLT: and this kind doth not go forth except in prayer and fasting.'

Darby: But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.

ASV: But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.

Discover Matthew 17:21

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 17:21?

MEANING: What does Matthew 17:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 17:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 17:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Howbeit  this  kind  goeth  not  out  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

What does Matthew 17:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 17:9-21 - Lack Of Faith Rebuked
As Raphael suggests in his great painting, there is a close connection between the mountain and the valley. The glory of the one did not make our Lord indifferent to the bitter need of the other. It seems as though He desired to impress on us the great truth, that we must have the seclusion and exaltation of communion with God before we can successfully deal with the anguish and terror that devastate human lives. See Matthew 17:21.
In Matthew 17:17 our Lord grieves over the unbelief of His disciples. Though they had enjoyed His careful teaching, they had failed to grasp His secret, which He here again elaborates. Faith is openness to God. It is the lifting of the curtain, that the healing light may enter. The tiny seed unlocks its little doorway to welcome the entering life of nature; and as this continues to enter, it forces the rootlet downward and the green shoot upward. It is thus also with the life of God in the soul. Let this life of God in and there is no limit to what it will effect. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 17

1  The transfiguration of Jesus
14  He heals the boy with a demon,
22  foretells his own passion,
24  and pays tribute

What do the individual words in Matthew 17:21 mean?

this however - kind not goes out except but by prayer and fasting
⧼Tοῦτο δὲ τὸ γένος οὐκ ἐκπορεύεται εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ⧽

⧼Tοῦτο  this 
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: οὗτος  
Sense: this.
δὲ  however 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: δέ  
Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
τὸ  - 
Parse: Article, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
γένος  kind 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: γένος  
Sense: race.
ἐκπορεύεται  goes  out 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἐκπορεύομαι  
Sense: to go forth, go out, depart.
εἰ  except 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: εἰ  
Sense: if, whether.
προσευχῇ  prayer 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: προσεύχομαι  
Sense: to offer prayers, to pray.
νηστείᾳ⧽  fasting 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: νηστεία  
Sense: a fasting, fast.

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