Luke 9:40

40 et rogavi discipulos tuos ut eicerent illum et non potuerunt

Luke 9:40 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:40

And I besought thy disciples
The nine disciples that were left behind, whilst Christ, and the other three, were gone up to the mountain:

to cast him out;
the devil out of his child:

and they could not;
(See Gill on Matthew 17:16).

Luke 9:40 In-Context

38 et ecce vir de turba exclamavit dicens magister obsecro te respice in filium meum quia unicus est mihi

39 et ecce spiritus adprehendit illum et subito clamat et elidit et dissipat eum cum spuma et vix discedit dilanians eum

40 et rogavi discipulos tuos ut eicerent illum et non potuerunt

41 respondens autem Iesus dixit o generatio infidelis et perversa usquequo ero apud vos et patiar vos adduc huc filium tuum

42 et cum accederet elisit illum daemonium et dissipavit