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Luke 9:40 Cross-References

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

Luke 9:40 (KJV)

Commentary on Luke 9:40

And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. The father had already sought help: edeēthēn (ἐδεήθην, "I besought" or "begged")—the same urgent pleading now directed to Jesus was first directed to the disciples. The phrase to cast him out (hina ekbalōsin auto, ἵνα ἐκβάλωσιν αὐτό) uses ekballō (to expel or drive out)—the standard term for exorcism. The devastating conclusion: and they could not (kai ouk ēdynēthēsan, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν)—they were powerless.This failure is striking—the disciples had previously cast out demons successfully (9:1, 6). What changed? Jesus later exp...

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