Luke 9:40

And I asked your disciples to cast him out, and they were unable.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

In Context

39And behold, a spirit takes hold of him, and he suddenly cries out, and it throws him down and convulses him, so that he foams. And though it tears him apart, it leaves him only with difficulty.

41And in response, Jesus said: “O unfaithful and perverse generation! How long will I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”

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Cross References

Matthew 17:20But this kind is not cast out, except through prayer and fasting.”

Luke 10:17Then the seventy-two returned with gladness, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us, in your name.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:38-43

An Evil Spirit Expelled. 37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 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. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. 41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and… Read the whole commentary →

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