Mark 9:28

Later, when Jesus and his disciples were alone in a house, one of them asked him, “Why were we not able to expel the evil spirit?”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

In Context

27However, Jesus took him by the hand and helped him get up. Then the boy stood up. He was healed!

29He said to them, “You can expel this kind of evil spirit only by your praying that God will give you the power to do it. There is no other way that you can expel them.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:10We disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”

Matthew 15:15Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable about what a person eats.”

Mark 4:10Later, when only the twelve disciples and a few other people were with him, they asked him about the parables.

Mark 7:17After Jesus had left the crowd and then entered a house with the disciples, they asked him about the parable that he had just spoken.

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:15-30

The Expulsion of an Evil Spirit. 14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his… Read the whole commentary →

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