Mark 9:28

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

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WEBBE

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

BSB

After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

KJV

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

ASV

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, [How is it] that we could not cast it out?

BBE

And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out?

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 εἰσελθόντος eiselthontos when was entering G1525 αὐτοῦ autou He G846 εἰς eis into G1519 οἶκον oikon a house G3624 οἱ hoi the G3588 μαθηταὶ mathētai disciples G3101 αὐτοῦ autou of Him G846 κατ kat᾽ in G2596 ἰδίαν idian private G2398 ἐπηρώτων epērōtōn were asking G1905 αὐτόν auton Him G846 ὅτι hoti Why G3754 ἡμεῖς hēmeis we ourselves G3165 οὐκ ouk not G3756 ἠδυνήθημεν ēdunēthēmen were able G1410 ἐκβαλεῖν ekbalein to cast out G1544 αὐτό; auto it G846

The early church

(ubi sup.) They feared that perchance they had lost the grace conferred upon them; for they had already received power over unclean spirits. It goes on: And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
That is, the whole class of lunatics, or simply, of all persons possessed with devils. Both the man to be cured, and he who cures him, should fast; for a real prayer is offered up, when fasting is joined with prayer, when he who prays is sober and not heavy with food.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–29

The father of the suffering youth reflected on the want of power in the disciples; but Christ will have him reckon the disappointment to the want of faith. Very much is promised to our believing. If thou canst believe, it is possible that thy hard heart may be softened, thy spiritual diseases may be cured; and, weak as thou art, thou mayest be able to hold out to the end. Those that complain of unbelief, must look up to Christ for grace to help them against it, and his grace will be sufficient for them. Whom Christ cures, he cures effectually. But Satan is unwilling to be driven from those that have been long his slaves, and, when he cannot deceive or destroy the sinner, he will cause him all the terror that he can. The disciples must not think to do their work always with the same ease; some services call for more than ordinary pains.

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