Luke 9:40
World English Bible (WEB)
I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
In context
38 Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only born child.
39 Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams; and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
41 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
42 While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Luke 9:40 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
- KJV King James Version
- And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.