Mark 9:28
“And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?”
Mark 9:28 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out?
- DARBYDarby
- And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not we cast him out?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why couldn't we cast it out?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself ; 'Why were we not able to cast it forth?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- When he entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"
Context: Mark 9
26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
29And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
30And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
About Mark 9: Transfiguration, Healing a Possessed Boy
Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John and teaches about the importance of faith.
Commentary
Mark 9 is a chapter that focuses on the power of faith and the importance of prayer. Jesus is teaching his disciples about the power of faith and how it can move mountains. He tells them that if they have faith and do not doubt, they can ask for anything and it will be given to them. He also warns them that if they do not have faith, they will not receive anything.