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Matthew 17:19

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19Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and* said, Whyc were we not able to expel it?”

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. cLiterally “for what”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?