Mark 9:26

And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
- King James Version

After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and {the boy} became so much like a corpse that most {of them} said, "He is dead!"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and `the boy' became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And after crying out and shaking him violently, it came out: and the child became like one dead; so that most of them said, He is dead.
- Basic English Bible

And having cried out and torn [him] much, he came out; and he became as if dead, so that the most said, He is dead.
- Darby Bible

And the spirit cried, and rent him severely, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead.
- Webster's Bible

So with a loud cry he threw the boy into fit after fit, and came out. The boy looked as if he were dead, so that most of them said he was dead;
- Weymouth Bible

Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, "He is dead."
- World English Bible

And Jhesus helde his hoond, and lifte hym vp; and he roos.
- Wycliffe Bible

and having cried, and rent him much, it came forth, and he became as dead, so that many said that he was dead,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Mark 9:26

9:26 Having rent him sore - So does even the body sometimes suffer, when God comes to deliver the soul from Satan.

People's Bible Notes for Mark 9:26

Mr 9:26 [The spirit] cried, and rent him sore. The evil spirit obeys most reluctantly and seeks to destroy one whom it can no longer use. The paroxysm of departure was fearful, and left the boy exhausted and as dead.