Luke 9:40
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Luke 9:40 in other translations
| BSB | I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.” |
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| WEB | I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.” |
| ASV | And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not. |
| YLT | and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.' |
| DARBY | And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not. |
| BBE | And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it. |
| Webster | And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not. |
What does Luke 9:40 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:37-42
How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Disease of that nature are more frightful than such as arise merely from natural causes. What mischief Satan does where he gets possession! But happy those that have access to Christ! He can do that for us which his disciples cannot. A word from Christ healed the child; and when our children recover from sickness, it is comfortable to…
Luke 9:40 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 9:40
- Luke 9:1
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
- Acts 19:13-16
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- 2 Kings 4:31
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
- Luke 10:17-19
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
- Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
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Context
- Luke 9:39
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
- Luke 9:40
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
- Luke 9:41
And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
Luke 9:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y rogué á tus discípulos que le echasen fuera, y no pudieron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et j’ai supplié tes disciples de le chasser, et ils n’ont pas pu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich bat deine Jünger, daß sie ihn austreiben möchten, und sie konnten es nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et rogavi discipulos tuos ut ejicerent illum, et non potuerunt. |