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Luke 9:40
And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.
Luke 9:40 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 9:40 in other translations
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
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In context
37 And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.
38 And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:
39 And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.
40 And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.
41 And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.
42 And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.
43 And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,
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