Matthew 17:19

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

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Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

In Context

18Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

20Jesus said to them, “Because of your small faith. For I truly say to you, if you have faith even as small as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

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Cross References

Mark 4:10When Jesus was alone, those who were close to him and with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:15-22

The Expulsion of a Demon. 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;… Read the whole commentary →

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