Luke 9:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.””
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BSBPD
“I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 9:40 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 4:31Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”
- Matthew 17:20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
- Luke 9:1Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
- Luke 10:17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- Acts 19:13Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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