Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 9:27

"But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose." — Mark 9:27 (ASV)

The demon’s exorcism was accompanied by cries and convulsions. The effect on the boy was so severe that he seemed to the crowd to be dead. Completely exhausted and looking like a corpse, the boy responded to the touch of Jesus. Any confrontation of Jesus with Satan results in the victory of life over death.