Luke 9:40

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Luke 9:40

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And I begged Your disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 9

³⁸ Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

³⁹ A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.

⁴⁰ I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

⁴¹ “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

⁴² Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

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