40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not."
40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."
40 I asked your disciples to deliver him but they couldn't."
40 So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."
40 I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn't do it."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 9:40
Commentary on Luke 9:37-42
(Read Luke 9:37-42)
How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Disease of that nature are more frightful than such as arise merely from natural causes. What mischief Satan does where he gets possession! But happy those that have access to Christ! He can do that for us which his disciples cannot. A word from Christ healed the child; and when our children recover from sickness, it is comfortable to receive them as healed by the hand of Christ.