Luke Chapter 9 verse 40 Holy Bible
And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.
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And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.
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And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.
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And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
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I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn't."
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and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 40. - And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. This appears to have been a case of the deadliest kind of epileptic lunacy. Our Lord distinctly assumes here that the disease in this case was occasioned by an unclean spirit who had taken possession of the suffering child. The whole question of demoniacal possession, its extent, its cause, whether or no it still survives in some of the many mysterious phases of madness, is very difficult. It has been discussed elsewhere (see notes on Luke 4:33 and following verses).